BROWSEINFO How to initailize pidlRoot with a string (not a special folder id)

Question

Hi

I use SHBrowseForFolder in C#.
I post my question here anyhow because its Win32-API related.

SHBrowseForFolder function gets a BROWSEINFO as payload, where the root of the folder tree displayed is defined by the pidlRoot field, which I currently initialize with a specialfolder id (using SHGetSpecialFolderLocation).
Of course this function only returns special folder ids.

I'd like to start with a different root of my local filesystem, which can only be defined by the folder path.

How can I get the pidlRoot of type PCIDLIST_ABSOLUTE for a folder specified by its path (as string)?

Is there a function such as SHGetIDListFromPath("C:\\myData");

Thx

Answer 1

You can use SHParseDisplayName to receive a pidl for a folder

Answer 2

Hi

thanks a bunch for your reply, exactly what I need, works perfectly :)

cu Chris