DOCUMENT:Q200072  06-FEB-2000  [visualc]
TITLE   :HOWTO: Initializing lpstrFilter for All Files on the Macintosh
PRODUCT :Microsoft C Compiler
PROD/VER:MACINTOSH:4.0,4.0b
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbHWMAC kbVC kbDSupport

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Visual C++, Macintosh Cross-Development Addon, versions 4.0, 4.0b 
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SUMMARY
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On the Macintosh, to list all files, you must use "****" as the filter string
(lpstrFilter) for the open file dialog box (GetOpenFileName).

MORE INFORMATION
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GetOpenFileName uses the lpstrFilter field of the OPENFILENAME structure to
specify file filters. It points to a list of string pairs, separated by null
characters. Each pair contains the display string and the filter pattern. On the
Intel platform, a filter string of "*.*" specifies all files. The Windows
Portability Library (WPL) uses "****", instead. Below is an MFC-based example:

           CString strFilter;
           CFileDialog dlgFile(TRUE);
           CString allFilter = "All Files (*.*)";
           strFilter += allFilter;
           strFilter += (TCHAR)'\0';   // Next string please.

   #ifndef _MAC

           strFilter += _T("*.*");

   #else

           strFilter += _T("****");

   #endif

           strFilter += (TCHAR)'\0';   // Last string.
           dlgFile.m_ofn.lpstrFilter = strFilter;

REFERENCES
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(c) Microsoft Corporation 1999, All Rights Reserved. Contributions by Adam Kim,
Microsoft Corporation.


Additional query words: OPENFILENAME lpstrFilter GetOpenFileName

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Keywords          : kbHWMAC kbVC kbDSupport 
Technology        : kbVCsearch kbHWMAC kbOSMAC kbAudDeveloper kbVCXDev400Mac kbVCXDev400bMac
Version           : MACINTOSH:4.0,4.0b
Hardware          : MAC
Issue type        : kbhowto

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