.NET CF Open File Dialog and Folder Dialog

ah, probably the first annoying Windows Mobile control. As a first time developer for Windows Mobile, I found this control, very very very inconvenient to use. I was actually developing something in Windows Mobile and I haven’t gone far on it and I have to use OpenFileDialog and that control crashes my plans.

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iiiiiyuuccck!
Who in Microsoft Windows Mobile team make some stupid control like that? I can’t browse for subfolders!! What a lazy developer! So I made up my mind and decided to make my own. I actually made 2 controls.

NETCFOpenFileDialog and NETCFFolderDialog

Here are the screen shots and Code Snippets.

I made a test form so I can see the result after calling the forms

NETCFOpenFileDialog + NETCFFolderDialog Control

	the file extension automatically adds to File Type dropdown.	Doesn’t look like the control familiar to you? :)

Code Snippet

NETCFOpenFileDialog.OpenFileDialog ofd = new NETCFOpenFileDialog.OpenFileDialog();
ofd.DefaultPath = @"\Windows\Start Menu\Programs";
ofd.Title = "Open File Test";
ofd.Filter = "JPG|*jpg;PNG|*.png;ALL FILES|*.*";
ofd.OpenDialog();

if (ofd.Filename != string.Empty)
{
	txPath.Text = ofd.Filename;
}

NETCFFolderDialog

Code Snippet

NETCFFolderDialog.FolderDialog ofd = new NETCFFolderDialog.FolderDialog();
ofd.DefaultFolder = @"\Windows\Start Menu\Programs";
ofd.OpenDialog();

if (ofd.Folder != string.Empty)
{
	txFolder.Text = ofd.Folder;
}

Download the binaries here
NETCFOpenFileDialog.zip