Can't load System.Resources.Extensions - in .Net Framework - winforms

I am suddenly getting an error in my code which is a Forms app compiled for .Net Framework 4.6.1. It occurs when I go to create an object that inherits from the TreeView object.
It does very little on top of TreeView.
The exception is:
System.IO.FileNotFoundException
HResult=0x80070002
Message=Could not load file or assembly 'System.Resources.Extensions, Version=4.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=cc7b13ffcd2ddd51' or one of its dependencies. The system cannot find the file specified.
Source=<Cannot evaluate the exception source>
StackTrace:
<Cannot evaluate the exception stack trace>
It has this code:
protected override void OnHandleCreated(EventArgs e)
{
SendMessage(this.Handle, TVM_SETEXTENDEDSTYLE, (IntPtr)TVS_EX_DOUBLEBUFFER, (IntPtr)TVS_EX_DOUBLEBUFFER);
base.OnHandleCreated(e);
}
And does the following in setup:
private void InitializeComponent()
{
this.SuspendLayout();
//
// LinkTreeView
//
this.DrawMode = System.Windows.Forms.TreeViewDrawMode.OwnerDrawText;
this.DrawNode += new System.Windows.Forms.DrawTreeNodeEventHandler(this.LinkTreeView_DrawNode);
this.MouseEnter += new System.EventHandler(this.LinkTreeView_MouseEnter);
this.MouseMove += new System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventHandler(this.LinkTreeView_MouseMove);
this.NodeMouseClick += new System.Windows.Forms.TreeNodeMouseClickEventHandler(this.LinkTreeView_NodeMouseClick);
this.MouseLeave += new System.EventHandler(this.LinkTreeView_MouseLeave);
this.ResumeLayout(false);
}
It has member variables, but they're all standard Forms classes:
private Brush disabledBrush;
private Brush foregroundBrush;
private Brush linkBrush;
private Brush visitedBrush;
private Brush backGroundBrush;
private Pen activeLinkPen;
private Pen linkPen;
private Pen visitedLinkPen;
private StringFormat format;
// the delete bitmap out at the end.
private static readonly Bitmap deleteActive;
private static readonly Bitmap deleteDisabled;
private static readonly Rectangle rectDeleteBitmap;
Any idea what is going wrong?

This is due to a bug that exists in .net 4.8 and before see https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/issues/39078
I got it when referencing a library built for .net core 3.1 and .net framework 4.8.
Note that you need to reference the System.Resources.Extensions nuget when targeting both framework and .net core. There is a new project property <GenerateResourceUsePreserializedResources>True</GenerateResourceUsePreserializedResources> that is added so resources bundling works for both.
Workaround (from the bug comments and worked for me) is to add a bindingredirect to app.config
<dependentAssembly>
<assemblyIdentity name="System.Resources.Extensions" culture="neutral" publicKeyToken="cc7b13ffcd2ddd51" />
<bindingRedirect oldVersion="0.0.0.0-4.0.0.0" newVersion="6.0.0.0" />
</dependentAssembly>

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Creating classical Properties.Settings in .Net 6.0 (Core) "Class Library" projects

Created a new "WPF Application" .NET 6.0 project
There creating classical Application Settings was easy in project->properties->Settings->"Create or open application settings"
Observed: the project gets a new folder "Properties" which has a yellow Folder icon with an additional black wrench symbol, okay
It contains a new item Settings.settings that can get edited via classical Settings Designer looking like it used to look in .Net 4.8, and a new App.config XML file is getting created automatically in the project's root folder which also looks like it used to in .Net 4.8, okay
Now the same procedure can apparently only be done manually in
a new "Class Library" project being added in the same solution where I would want to use that Properties.Settings / app.config feature pack for storing a DB connection string configurably:
the new sub-project does not seem to have a "Settings" option in the project Properties dialog (as opposed to a .Net4.x would have had)
the new Properties folder and new Settings file can be created successfully there too manually as described in Equivalent to UserSettings / ApplicationSettings in WPF .NET 5, .NET 6 or .Net Core
but doing a "Rebuild solution" gives an
Error CS1069 The type name 'ApplicationSettingsBase' could not be found in the namespace 'System.Configuration'. This type has been forwarded to assembly 'System.Configuration.ConfigurationManager, Version=0.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=cc7b13ffcd2ddd51' Consider adding a reference to that assembly. ClassLibrary1 C:\Users\Stefan\source\repos\WpfCorePropertiesSettings\ClassLibrary1\Properties\Settings.Designer.cs 16 Active
as a next step adding NuGet package "System.Configuration.Abstractions" to the Class Library project cures the symptom, "rebuild solution" makes the error disappear.
TLDNR, actual question: is that sequence an acceptable solution or a kludge to avoid?
To me the NuGet package description does not sound as if the package was made for that purpose, and I have not heard the maintainers' names before (which might or might not matter?)
https://github.com/davidwhitney/System.Configuration.Abstractions
TIA
PS:
Maybe I don't understand something...
Why create "Equivalent to UserSettings"?
My configuration is Win10+VS2022. I am creating a WPF .Net6 project. I go to the "Project Properties" menu. In the menu of the project properties tab (column on the left) there is an item Options. When selected, if the settings have not yet been created, there will be a small comment and a link to "Open or create application settings".
Unfortunately, I have Russian localization, so the screenshots are with Russian names.
Addition
But an additional "Class Library" sub-project does not seem to have that Project Properties option in my En/US localization. Does it in yours?
These are the APP settings.
Therefore, they do not make much sense in the library.
But if you need to, you can just copy the class to the library and then set up the links you need.
To do this, type in the application code the line Properties.Settings.Default.Save();. Move the cursor to Settings and press the F12 key.
You will be taken to the source code for the Settings class declaration. This code is generated by a code generator.
After moving to, copy all the source code into a class in another project. After the migration, you may need to add references in the project, fix the namespace and add usings.
As for the parameters in the «Class Library» project, it probably depends on what type this library is.
I have such settings in the «Class Library for WPF».
But in Libraries for Standard - no.
In the meantime I'm happy with a custom "AppSettings.json" approach.
After removing the previously described "classical app.config" approach, and after adding two NuGet packages:
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration" Version="7.0.0" />
<PackageReference Include="Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration.Json" Version="7.0.0" />
... I created a custom Json file on "Class Library" (sub)project level in Visual Studio manually, and set its CopyToOutputDirectory property
<CopyToOutputDirectory>PreserveNewest</CopyToOutputDirectory>
And added an 'IConfigurationBuilder` part:
using Microsoft.Extensions.Configuration;
namespace Xyz.Data
{
internal class AppSettingsConfig
{
public AppSettingsConfig()
{
IConfigurationBuilder builder = new ConfigurationBuilder();
_ = builder.AddJsonFile(Path.Combine(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), "AppSettings.Movies3Data.json"));
var root = builder.Build();
AttachedDb = root.GetConnectionString("AttachedDb")!;
}
public string AttachedDb { get; init; }
}
}
And then made it a "Jon Skeet singleton"
/// <summary>
/// Singleton as described by Jon Skeet
/// </summary>
/// https://csharpindepth.com/Articles/Singleton
internal sealed class AppSettingsConfigSingleton
{
private static readonly Logger log = LogManager.GetCurrentClassLogger();
private AppSettingsConfigSingleton()
{
log.Trace($"{nameof(AppSettingsConfigSingleton)} ctor is running");
IConfigurationBuilder builder = new ConfigurationBuilder();
_ = builder.AddJsonFile(Path.Combine(Directory.GetCurrentDirectory(), "AppSettings.Movies3Data.json"));
var root = builder.Build();
AttachedDb = root.GetConnectionString("AttachedDb")!;
}
static AppSettingsConfigSingleton() { }
public string? AttachedDb { get; init; }
public static AppSettingsConfigSingleton Instance { get { return Nested.instance; } }
private class Nested
{
// Explicit static constructor to tell C# compiler
// not to mark type as beforefieldinit
static Nested()
{
}
internal static readonly AppSettingsConfigSingleton instance = new();
}
}
And it "works well" by also reading JSON content just having been modified by admins at run-time. (Which would be the Entity Framework Core "localdb" location for the unit-of-work pattern in a multi-UI solution). Thanks again to you too, #EldHasp

How to use another ioc container with mef?

i am using mef with prism. i can use mef because i like the export, import, metadata attributes and mostly aggregate cagalog usage. so i want to use mef with prism project.
In my plan, my solution projects must be use autofac or castle windsor ioc container and i implement like that except prism project(wpf). In case, i am not prefer to use autofac or castle windsor instead of mef's default di/ioc but too many alternative usage of personal experimantals are failed.
Is there a any stable sample project i can use? I want to change only ioc of mef with all mef functionalty.
My classic mef bootstrapper code is bellow
Imports System.ComponentModel.Composition.Hosting
Imports Microsoft.Practices.Prism.MefExtensions
Imports Microsoft.Practices.ServiceLocation
Public Class Bootstrapper2
Inherits MefBootstrapper
Protected Overrides Sub ConfigureContainer()
MyBase.ConfigureContainer()
Dim ag As New AggregateCatalog()
ag.Catalogs.Add(New AssemblyCatalog(GetType(Bootstrapper2).Assembly))
ag.Catalogs.Add(New DirectoryCatalog("..\..\modules\", "Prism.Sample.Modules.*.dll"))
Me.AggregateCatalog.Catalogs.Add(ag)
End Sub
Protected Overrides Function CreateShell() As DependencyObject
Dim s As Shell = ServiceLocator.Current.GetInstance(Of Shell)()
Return s
End Function
Protected Overrides Sub InitializeShell()
Application.Current.MainWindow = Shell()
Application.Current.MainWindow.Show()
End Sub
End Class
Shell's code is bellow:
Imports System.ComponentModel.Composition
<Export()> _
Public Class Shell
Sub New()
InitializeComponent()
End Sub
<Import(AllowRecomposition:=False)> _
Public Property ViewModel() As ShellViewModel
Get
Return CType(Me.DataContext, ShellViewModel)
End Get
Set(value As ShellViewModel)
Me.DataContext = value
End Set
End Property
End Class
Now, everythings working like an expected.
modified/overrided bootstrapper's ConfigureServiceLocator() method is bellow.
Private autofacBuilder As New Autofac.ContainerBuilder
Protected Overrides Sub ConfigureServiceLocator()
Dim autofacContainer = autofacBuilder.Build()
Dim autofacSL = New Prism.AutofacExtension.AutofacServiceLocatorAdapter(autofacContainer)
ServiceLocator.SetLocatorProvider(Function() autofacSL)
End Sub
then i have got an too many resolving exception for example:
exception message:
Activation error occured while trying to get instance of type RegionAdapterMappings, key "".
Prism or another code base trying to resolve IRegionAdapterMappings from the servicelocator but currentservice locator not knowns what is this.Because mef is allready registered this types((ConfigureContainer) before CreateServiceLocator.
So, then i trying to add mef's aggregate catalog to register autofac container with Autofac.Integration.Mef project like this:
Private autofacBuilder As New Autofac.ContainerBuilder
Protected Overrides Sub ConfigureServiceLocator()
autofacBuilder.RegisterComposablePartCatalog(Me.AggregateCatalog)
Dim autofacContainer = autofacBuilder.Build()
Dim autofacSL = New Prism.AutofacExtension.AutofacServiceLocatorAdapter(autofacContainer)
ServiceLocator.SetLocatorProvider(Function() autofacSL)
End Sub
Then i have got a diffrent exception: IServiceLocator not registered etc...
I have not a complately solutions for changing mef's ioc container because its own container types and uses her own extensibility. Tried to use Autofac.Integration.Mef but maybe it not future compatible. maybe not developep when mef' new releases.
I am a big blakc hole i think. Is there a any way can't i see?
Thanks.

IApplicationService in WPF

I'm new to WPF and I'm actually migrating a project from Silverlight to WPF 4.0 and my problem is that I can't find the equivalence for IApplicationService and IApplicationLifetimeAware.
The library and namespace System.Windows is well loaded, yet I have the error message;
"The type or namespace name 'IApplicationLifetimeAware' could not be found'.
Any idea what am i missing please.
Thanks
Finally I found that there's no direct migration and all need to be recoded.
but if anyone is implementing IApplicationService and IApplicationLifetimeAware just to access the StatService(), you can simply make the method public, without argument..
public void StartService()
{
.
.
}
and call the method during instanciation in App.xaml.cs
public App()
{
this.Startup += this.Application_Startup;
this.Exit += this.Application_Exit;
InitializeComponent();
OfflineDatabaseService x = new OfflineDatabaseService();
x.StartService();
}

When is the PropertyChangedCallback fired

I have trouble understanding a problem that occured to me.
I Have a UserControl that is structured somwhat like this.
public class SomePage : Page
{
public static readonly DependencyProperty SomePropertyProperty =
DependencyProperty.Register("SomeProperty", typeof(IPropertyValue), typeof(SomeControl), new PropertyMetadata(null, new PropertyChangedCallback(OnSomePropertyChanged)));
private static void OnSomePropertyChanged(DependencyObject d, DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
{
//Do Some Stuff
}
}
And a ViewModel that looks like this
public class SomeViewModel : BindableBase
{
private IPropertyValue _prop;
public IPropertyValue Property
{
get
{
if (_prop== null)
_prop = new SomeConcreteValue();
return _prop;
}
}
}
And the whole Stuff is bound to a Page
<common:LayoutAwarePage>
<Page.DataContext>
<vm:SomeViewModel />
</Page.DataContext>
<ctrl:SomePage SomeProperty="{Binding Property}" />
</common:LayoutAwarePage>
In my understanding the PropertyChangedCallbacked is called whenever the Value of the DependencyProperty changes.
Allthough the value of ViewModel.Property does never change, the value of the DependencyProperty "SomeProperty" still does, as it changes from null to the inital bound value.
Is there any other possibility to get notified once the Property is initialized or am I simply missing something here?
Edit:
Maybe I was not clear about this. My problem is that the PropertyCahngedCallback is not fired when the initial value is set to SomeProperty.
I'm sorry I did'nt look at the log very closely.
The problem was'nt that the event i'nt fired but in fact that the Binding i'nt possible.
It seems that in Windows 8 Store Apps DependencyProperties with interface Types don't work as expected:
Error: Converter failed to convert value of type '#Namespace.ConcretePropertyType#, #Application#, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null' to type 'IPropertyValue'; BindingExpression: Path='Property' DataItem=''Namespace.SomeViewModel, #Application#, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null'; target element is '#Namespace.ConcretePropertyType#' (Name='null'); target property is '#ConcretePropertyType#' (type 'IPropertyValue').
Source:
http://social.msdn.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/winappswithcsharp/thread/5ec0a4ba-b80a-4a8a-8e5a-f2fe776c45b5/

Open directory dialog

I want the user to select a directory where a file that I will then generate will be saved. I know that in WPF I should use the OpenFileDialog from Win32, but unfortunately the dialog requires file(s) to be selected - it stays open if I simply click OK without choosing one. I could "hack up" the functionality by letting the user pick a file and then strip the path to figure out which directory it belongs to but that's unintuitive at best. Has anyone seen this done before?
You can use the built-in FolderBrowserDialog class for this. Don't mind that it's in the System.Windows.Forms namespace.
using (var dialog = new System.Windows.Forms.FolderBrowserDialog())
{
System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult result = dialog.ShowDialog();
}
If you want the window to be modal over some WPF window, see the question How to use a FolderBrowserDialog from a WPF application.
EDIT: If you want something a bit more fancy than the plain, ugly Windows Forms FolderBrowserDialog, there are some alternatives that allow you to use the Vista dialog instead:
Third-party libraries, such as Ookii dialogs (.NET 4.5+)
The Windows API Code Pack-Shell:
using Microsoft.WindowsAPICodePack.Dialogs;
...
var dialog = new CommonOpenFileDialog();
dialog.IsFolderPicker = true;
CommonFileDialogResult result = dialog.ShowDialog();
Note that this dialog is not available on operating systems older than Windows Vista, so be sure to check CommonFileDialog.IsPlatformSupported first.
I created a UserControl which is used like this:
<UtilitiesWPF:FolderEntry Text="{Binding Path=LogFolder}" Description="Folder for log files"/>
The xaml source looks like this:
<UserControl x:Class="Utilities.WPF.FolderEntry"
xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml">
<DockPanel>
<Button Margin="0" Padding="0" DockPanel.Dock="Right" Width="Auto" Click="BrowseFolder">...</Button>
<TextBox Height="Auto" HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" DockPanel.Dock="Right"
Text="{Binding Text, RelativeSource={RelativeSource FindAncestor, AncestorType={x:Type UserControl}}}" />
</DockPanel>
</UserControl>
and the code-behind
public partial class FolderEntry {
public static DependencyProperty TextProperty = DependencyProperty.Register("Text", typeof(string), typeof(FolderEntry), new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(null, FrameworkPropertyMetadataOptions.BindsTwoWayByDefault));
public static DependencyProperty DescriptionProperty = DependencyProperty.Register("Description", typeof(string), typeof(FolderEntry), new PropertyMetadata(null));
public string Text { get { return GetValue(TextProperty) as string; } set { SetValue(TextProperty, value); }}
public string Description { get { return GetValue(DescriptionProperty) as string; } set { SetValue(DescriptionProperty, value); } }
public FolderEntry() { InitializeComponent(); }
private void BrowseFolder(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) {
using (FolderBrowserDialog dlg = new FolderBrowserDialog()) {
dlg.Description = Description;
dlg.SelectedPath = Text;
dlg.ShowNewFolderButton = true;
DialogResult result = dlg.ShowDialog();
if (result == System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK) {
Text = dlg.SelectedPath;
BindingExpression be = GetBindingExpression(TextProperty);
if (be != null)
be.UpdateSource();
}
}
}
}
As stated in earlier answers, FolderBrowserDialog is the class to use for this. Some people have (justifiable) concerns with the appearance and behaviour of this dialog. The good news is that it was "modernized" in NET Core 3.0, so is now a viable option for those writing either Windows Forms or WPF apps targeting that version or later (you're out of luck if still using NET Framework though).
In .NET Core 3.0, Windows Forms users [sic] a newer COM-based control that was introduced in Windows Vista:
To reference System.Windows.Forms in a NET Core WPF app, it is necessary to edit the project file and add the following line:
<UseWindowsForms>true</UseWindowsForms>
This can be placed directly after the existing <UseWPF> element.
Then it's just a case of using the dialog:
using System;
using System.Windows.Forms;
...
using var dialog = new FolderBrowserDialog
{
Description = "Time to select a folder",
UseDescriptionForTitle = true,
SelectedPath = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.DesktopDirectory)
+ Path.DirectorySeparatorChar,
ShowNewFolderButton = true
};
if (dialog.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
{
...
}
FolderBrowserDialog has a RootFolder property that supposedly "sets the root folder where the browsing starts from" but whatever I set this to it didn't make any difference; SelectedPath seemed to be the better property to use for this purpose, however the trailing backslash is required.
Also, the ShowNewFolderButton property seems to be ignored as well, the button is always shown regardless.
Ookii folder dialog can be found at Nuget.
PM> Install-Package Ookii.Dialogs.Wpf
And, example code is as below.
var dialog = new Ookii.Dialogs.Wpf.VistaFolderBrowserDialog();
if (dialog.ShowDialog(this).GetValueOrDefault())
{
textBoxFolderPath.Text = dialog.SelectedPath;
}
More information on how to use it: https://github.com/augustoproiete/ookii-dialogs-wpf
For those who don't want to create a custom dialog but still prefer a 100% WPF way and don't want to use separate DDLs, additional dependencies or outdated APIs, I came up with a very simple hack using the Save As dialog.
No using directive needed, you may simply copy-paste the code below !
It should still be very user-friendly and most people will never notice.
The idea comes from the fact that we can change the title of that dialog, hide files, and work around the resulting filename quite easily.
It is a big hack for sure, but maybe it will do the job just fine for your usage...
In this example I have a textbox object to contain the resulting path, but you may remove the related lines and use a return value if you wish...
// Create a "Save As" dialog for selecting a directory (HACK)
var dialog = new Microsoft.Win32.SaveFileDialog();
dialog.InitialDirectory = textbox.Text; // Use current value for initial dir
dialog.Title = "Select a Directory"; // instead of default "Save As"
dialog.Filter = "Directory|*.this.directory"; // Prevents displaying files
dialog.FileName = "select"; // Filename will then be "select.this.directory"
if (dialog.ShowDialog() == true) {
string path = dialog.FileName;
// Remove fake filename from resulting path
path = path.Replace("\\select.this.directory", "");
path = path.Replace(".this.directory", "");
// If user has changed the filename, create the new directory
if (!System.IO.Directory.Exists(path)) {
System.IO.Directory.CreateDirectory(path);
}
// Our final value is in path
textbox.Text = path;
}
The only issues with this hack are :
Acknowledge button still says "Save" instead of something like "Select directory", but in a case like mines I "Save" the directory selection so it still works...
Input field still says "File name" instead of "Directory name", but we can say that a directory is a type of file...
There is still a "Save as type" dropdown, but its value says "Directory (*.this.directory)", and the user cannot change it for something else, works for me...
Most people won't notice these, although I would definitely prefer using an official WPF way if microsoft would get their heads out of their asses, but until they do, that's my temporary fix.
Ookii Dialogs includes a dialog for selecting a folder (instead of a file):
https://github.com/ookii-dialogs
For Directory Dialog to get the Directory Path, First Add reference System.Windows.Forms, and then Resolve, and then put this code in a button click.
var dialog = new FolderBrowserDialog();
dialog.ShowDialog();
folderpathTB.Text = dialog.SelectedPath;
(folderpathTB is name of TextBox where I wana put the folder path, OR u can assign it to a string variable too i.e.)
string folder = dialog.SelectedPath;
And if you wana get FileName/path, Simply do this on Button Click
FileDialog fileDialog = new OpenFileDialog();
fileDialog.ShowDialog();
folderpathTB.Text = fileDialog.FileName;
(folderpathTB is name of TextBox where I wana put the file path, OR u can assign it to a string variable too)
Note: For Folder Dialog, the System.Windows.Forms.dll must be added to the project, otherwise it wouldn't work.
I found the below code on below link... and it worked
Select folder dialog WPF
using Microsoft.WindowsAPICodePack.Dialogs;
var dlg = new CommonOpenFileDialog();
dlg.Title = "My Title";
dlg.IsFolderPicker = true;
dlg.InitialDirectory = currentDirectory;
dlg.AddToMostRecentlyUsedList = false;
dlg.AllowNonFileSystemItems = false;
dlg.DefaultDirectory = currentDirectory;
dlg.EnsureFileExists = true;
dlg.EnsurePathExists = true;
dlg.EnsureReadOnly = false;
dlg.EnsureValidNames = true;
dlg.Multiselect = false;
dlg.ShowPlacesList = true;
if (dlg.ShowDialog() == CommonFileDialogResult.Ok)
{
var folder = dlg.FileName;
// Do something with selected folder string
}
I'd suggest, to add in the nugget package:
Install-Package OpenDialog
Then the way to used it is:
Gat.Controls.OpenDialogView openDialog = new Gat.Controls.OpenDialogView();
Gat.Controls.OpenDialogViewModel vm = (Gat.Controls.OpenDialogViewModel)openDialog.DataContext;
vm.IsDirectoryChooser = true;
vm.Show();
WPFLabel.Text = vm.SelectedFilePath.ToString();
Here's the documentation:
http://opendialog.codeplex.com/documentation
Works for Files, files with filter, folders, etc
The best way to achieve what you want is to create your own wpf based control , or use a one that was made by other people
why ? because there will be a noticeable performance impact when using the winforms dialog in a wpf application (for some reason)
i recommend this project
https://opendialog.codeplex.com/
or Nuget :
PM> Install-Package OpenDialog
it's very MVVM friendly and it isn't wraping the winforms dialog
The Ookii VistaFolderBrowserDialog is the one you want.
If you only want the Folder Browser from Ooki Dialogs and nothing else then download the Source, cherry-pick the files you need for the Folder browser (hint: 7 files) and it builds fine in .NET 4.5.2. I had to add a reference to System.Drawing. Compare the references in the original project to yours.
How do you figure out which files? Open your app and Ookii in different Visual Studio instances. Add VistaFolderBrowserDialog.cs to your app and keep adding files until the build errors go away. You find the dependencies in the Ookii project - Control-Click the one you want to follow back to its source (pun intended).
Here are the files you need if you're too lazy to do that ...
NativeMethods.cs
SafeHandles.cs
VistaFolderBrowserDialog.cs
\ Interop
COMGuids.cs
ErrorHelper.cs
ShellComInterfaces.cs
ShellWrapperDefinitions.cs
Edit line 197 in VistaFolderBrowserDialog.cs unless you want to include their Resources.Resx
throw new InvalidOperationException(Properties.Resources.FolderBrowserDialogNoRootFolder);
throw new InvalidOperationException("Unable to retrieve the root folder.");
Add their copyright notice to your app as per their license.txt
The code in \Ookii.Dialogs.Wpf.Sample\MainWindow.xaml.cs line 160-169 is an example you can use but you will need to remove this, from MessageBox.Show(this, for WPF.
Works on My Machine [TM]
None of these answers worked for me (generally there was a missing reference or something along those lines)
But this quite simply did:
Using FolderBrowserDialog in WPF application
Add a reference to System.Windows.Forms and use this code:
var dialog = new System.Windows.Forms.FolderBrowserDialog();
System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult result = dialog.ShowDialog();
No need to track down missing packages. Or add enormous classes
This gives me a modern folder selector that also allows you to create a new folder
I'm yet to see the impact when deployed to other machines
I know this is an old question, but a simple way to do this is use the FileDialog option provided by WPF and using System.IO.Path.GetDirectory(filename).
You could use smth like this in WPF. I've created example method.
Check below.
public string getFolderPath()
{
// Create OpenFileDialog
Microsoft.Win32.OpenFileDialog dlg = new Microsoft.Win32.OpenFileDialog();
OpenFileDialog openFileDialog = new OpenFileDialog();
openFileDialog.Multiselect = false;
openFileDialog.InitialDirectory = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments);
if (openFileDialog.ShowDialog() == true)
{
System.IO.FileInfo fInfo = new System.IO.FileInfo(openFileDialog.FileName);
return fInfo.DirectoryName;
}
return null;
}
It seems that the Microsoft.Win32 .NET library does not support selecting folders (only files), so you are out of luck in WPF (as of 7/2022). I feel the best option now is Ookii for WPF: https://github.com/ookii-dialogs/ookii-dialogs-wpf. It works great and as expected in WPF minus Microsoft support. You can get it as a NuGet package. Code behind XAML View:
public partial class ExportRegionView : UserControl
{
public ExportRegionView()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void SavePath(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
var dialog = new Ookii.Dialogs.Wpf.VistaFolderBrowserDialog();
dialog.Description = "SIPAS Export Folder";
dialog.UseDescriptionForTitle = true;
if (dialog.ShowDialog().GetValueOrDefault())
{
ExportPath.Text = dialog.SelectedPath;
}
}
}
XAML: <Button Grid.Row="1" Grid.Column="3" Style="{DynamicResource Esri_Button}" Click="SavePath" Margin="5,5,5,5">Path</Button>
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Data;
using System.Windows.Documents;
using System.Windows.Input;
using System.Windows.Media;
using System.Windows.Media.Imaging;
using System.Windows.Navigation;
using System.Windows.Shapes;
namespace Gearplay
{
/// <summary>
/// Логика взаимодействия для OpenFolderBrows.xaml
/// </summary>
public partial class OpenFolderBrows : Page
{
internal string SelectedFolderPath { get; set; }
public OpenFolderBrows()
{
InitializeComponent();
Selectedpath();
InputLogicalPathCollection();
}
internal void Selectedpath()
{
Browser.Navigate(#"C:\");
Browser.Navigated += Browser_Navigated;
}
private void Browser_Navigated(object sender, NavigationEventArgs e)
{
SelectedFolderPath = e.Uri.AbsolutePath.ToString();
//MessageBox.Show(SelectedFolderPath);
}
private void MenuItem_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
}
string [] testing { get; set; }
private void InputLogicalPathCollection()
{ // add Menu items for Cotrol
string[] DirectoryCollection_Path = Environment.GetLogicalDrives(); // Get Local Drives
testing = new string[DirectoryCollection_Path.Length];
//MessageBox.Show(DirectoryCollection_Path[0].ToString());
MenuItem[] menuItems = new MenuItem[DirectoryCollection_Path.Length]; // Create Empty Collection
for(int i=0;i<menuItems.Length;i++)
{
// Create collection depend how much logical drives
menuItems[i] = new MenuItem();
menuItems[i].Header = DirectoryCollection_Path[i];
menuItems[i].Name = DirectoryCollection_Path[i].Substring(0,DirectoryCollection_Path.Length-1);
DirectoryCollection.Items.Add(menuItems[i]);
menuItems[i].Click += OpenFolderBrows_Click;
testing[i]= DirectoryCollection_Path[i].Substring(0, DirectoryCollection_Path.Length - 1);
}
}
private void OpenFolderBrows_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
foreach (string str in testing)
{
if (e.OriginalSource.ToString().Contains("Header:"+str)) // Navigate to Local drive
{
Browser.Navigate(str + #":\");
}
}
}
private void Goback_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{// Go Back
try
{
Browser.GoBack();
}catch(Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
}
}
private void Goforward_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{ //Go Forward
try
{
Browser.GoForward();
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message);
}
}
private void FolderForSave_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
{
// Separate Click For Go Back same As Close App With send string var to Main Window ( Main class etc.)
this.NavigationService.GoBack();
}
}
}

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