Frustration with OpenFileDialog()

19 Apr 2006 9:33 PM

Vic Joseph

I want OpenFileDialog to open in Thumbnail view. At the moment it always
opens in list view, so to select a graphic file by image the user has to
change the view every time. It's quite frustrating because creating a
well-designed user interface is my main concern.

I cannot find any way to set the view or the size of the dialog box when
coding. Am I missing something obvious? Or is the only option to design my
own file dialog using forms, listboxes and so on?

regards, Vic Joseph

19 Apr 2006 10:13 PM

Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]

"Vic Joseph" <vic_ngre***@xs4all.nl> schrieb:
>I want OpenFileDialog to open in Thumbnail view. At the moment it always
>opens in list view, so to select a graphic file by image the user has to
>change the view every time. It's quite frustrating because creating a
>well-designed user interface is my main concern.
>
> I cannot find any way to set the view or the size of the dialog box when
> coding.

If you are familiar with p/invoke:

In German for VB6:

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