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Re: Problem : BrowseForFolder returns "The system cannot find the file specified"

From Paul <nospam@needed.invalid>
Newsgroups alt.comp.lang.vbscript, alt.comp.os.windows-xp, alt.windows7.general
Subject Re: Problem : BrowseForFolder returns "The system cannot find the file specified"
Date 2025-12-16 12:05 -0500
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <10hs3g4$2takm$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
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On Tue, 12/16/2025 11:54 AM, David E. Ross wrote:
> On 12/16/2025 2:26 AM, R.Wieser wrote:
>> Hello all,
>>
>> XPsp3
>>
>> I have the need to select a file, and found "BrowseFolFolder" should be able 
>> to do it.
>>
>> The problem is that no matter the path or the file selected, all I get is a 
>> "The system cannot find the file specified" error.
>>
>> The stripped-down example :
>>
>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>> Set shell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
>> call shell.BrowseForFolder(0, "Choose a file:", &H4000, "c:\")
>> - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
>>
>> I do not see what might be going wrong here.  Help ?
>>
>> Regards,
>> Rudy Wieser
> 
> Creating your own script is like creating the wheel when it already
> exists.  Instead, try the Everything application from
> <https://www.voidtools.com/>.
> 

But, you receive fine craftsmanship when you do it yourself :-)

   Paul

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Problem : BrowseForFolder returns "The system cannot find the file specified" "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2025-12-16 11:26 +0100
  Re: Problem : BrowseForFolder returns "The system cannot find the file specified" Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-12-16 07:53 -0500
    Re: Problem : BrowseForFolder returns "The system cannot find the file specified" "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2025-12-16 14:26 +0100
  Re: Problem : BrowseForFolder returns "The system cannot find the file specified" "David E. Ross" <nobody@nowhere.invalid> - 2025-12-16 08:54 -0800
    Re: Problem : BrowseForFolder returns "The system cannot find the file specified" Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2025-12-16 12:05 -0500
    Re: Problem : BrowseForFolder returns "The system cannot find the file specified" "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2025-12-16 19:58 +0100
  Re: Problem : BrowseForFolder returns "The system cannot find the file specified" JJ <jj4public@gmail.com> - 2025-12-17 09:15 +0700
    Re: Problem : BrowseForFolder returns "The system cannot find the file specified" "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2025-12-17 07:17 +0100
      Re: Problem : BrowseForFolder returns "The system cannot find the file specified" "R.Wieser" <address@is.invalid> - 2025-12-17 09:04 +0100

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