Open Folder to Browse (aka, Open windows explorer to known folder)

[markza]

Hi guys,

This must be pretty trivial, but I can't find a way to do it.

I just want to add a button on my vi, which opens up a folder to browse at a known path. 

So lets say I generate reports into the following folder, c:\Temp, I wanna click on a button and it'll open up the Temp folder for browsing as though I went Start->run->C:\Temp

[_Ian_ · Accepted solution]

Use an event structure to look for the button press. In the event use something like the following:

Ian

[srikrishnaNF]

Hi markza,

  For the functionality you desired with a button,you need to create an xcontrol.

Thanks and regards,

srikrishna

[markza]

Thanks Ian, should've thought of that, works like a charm.

[Priyadarsini]

Capture the button press & place the "File I/O>>Advanced File Functions>>File Dialog" in that event case. Wire the desired path as the start path.

[markza]

No, Ian got it right hence why I marked this as solved a few hours ago.  

I dont want to get a path to a folder to use in Labview (if so I would have use a file dialog like you suggested), I wanted to purely open a folder in Wnidows as though I'm using explorer - thanks Ian.