C++

Forum

 
Saving a File using Common Item Dialog

dwaseem (16)
I have been looking hi and low on how to implement a save as... function for my tic tac toe game. I think I am almost there, but not quite. I have tried 2 approaches. I have used the old style OPENFILENAME and I have tried using the Common Item Dialog box. I seem to have more luck getting it to work better with the Common Item Dialog box.

However, I have 2 issues. First, sometimes when I am clicking around folders in the dialog box, then I go to the area where I enter the file name and press "save," it opens the last folder I had clicked on instead.

Second issue, how can I get the box below the file name entry to display the default extensions.

*apologies for the excessive tabs, it's in a case statement
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
 
IFileSaveDialog *pFileOpen;

			// Create the FileOpenDialog object.
			HRESULT hr = CoCreateInstance(CLSID_FileSaveDialog, NULL, CLSCTX_ALL, 
				IID_IFileSaveDialog, reinterpret_cast<void**>(&pFileOpen));

			if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
			{
				// Show the Open dialog box.
				hr = pFileOpen->SetDefaultExtension(L"dat");
				hr = pFileOpen->Show(hWnd);

				// Get the file name from the dialog box.
				if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
				{
					IShellItem *pItem;
					hr = pFileOpen->GetResult(&pItem);
					if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
					{
						PWSTR pszFilePath;
						hr = pItem->GetDisplayName(SIGDN_FILESYSPATH, &pszFilePath);

						// Display the file name to the user.
						if (SUCCEEDED(hr))
						{
							LPWSTR path = pszFilePath;
							wstring file = path;

							string str(file.begin(), file.end());

							sounds.playSound(str);
							CoTaskMemFree(pszFilePath);
						}
						pItem->Release();
					}
				}
			}
dwaseem (16)
I got the second issue fixed, but I still have an issue when clicking around, and then clicking the save button, it opens the last folder I clicked on instead.
Topic archived. No new replies allowed.