Selecting a directory with TOpenDialog

Question

I\'d really like to know the various ways I could select a directory with the TOpenDialog, whether it be downloading a new component or using what is provided by Delphi, but

Answer 1

Just include

FileCtrl.pas

var
  sDir:String;
begin
  SelectDirectory('Your caption','',sDir);
end;

Just leave second argument empty if want to see all directories including desktop. If you set second argument to any valid Path, then your dialog will have that path to top folder and you can not navigate beyond that.

For example:

SelectDirectory('Your caption','C:\',sDir) will not let you select anything beyond C:\, like D:\ or E:\ etc.

So it is good to leave it empty.