DOC: CFileDialog Filter String Won't Work Under Windows 95

 Last reviewed: July 10, 1997
Article ID: Q145687
2.20 4.00 WINDOWS NT kbprg kbdocerr kbdocfix

The information in this article applies to:

  • The Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC) included with: Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Edition, versions 2.2, 4.0

SUMMARY

If sample code that lists an example filter string at the bottom of the CFileDialog::CFileDialog page in the Class Library Reference is used as a filter string with a CFileDialog, the filter string will not work properly on the Windows 95 Explorer-style common file dialog.

MORE INFORMATION

The Explorer-style common dialog will not accept spaces around the '|' vertical bar characters used to separate elements of the filter string.

The line of sample code should read:

static char BASED_CODE szFilter[] = 

    "Chart Files (*.xlc)|*.xlc|Worksheet Files(*.xls)|*.xls|
    Data Files (*.xlc;*.xls)|*.xlc;*.xls|All Files (*.*)|*.*||";
This documentation problem was fixed in Visual C++ 4.1.

KBCategory: kbprg kbdocerr kbdocfix
KBSubcategory: MfcMisc MfcUI
Additional reference words: 2.20 4.00 4.10 CFileDialog m_ofn lpszFilter
Keywords : MfcMisc MfcUI kbdocerr kbdocfix kbprg
Technology : kbMfc
Version : 2.20 4.00
Platform : NT WINDOWS

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Last reviewed: July 10, 1997
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