"SelectFolderDialog" in .NET

c#, dialog, directory

Solution

To gain access to the posh new Vista folder selection dialog then I believe that you need to either:

- Use a third party component, or

- Use the native `IFileDialog` component.

Option 2 is easy enough using the Windows API CodePack. You need to include the `FOS_PICKFOLDERS` option. The CodePack comes with lots of examples. I commend it to you.

Problem

There is no `SelectFolderDialog` in .NET but It is present itself in `Visual Studio 2010`. I was wondering if there is any external .net component like this form. Here is the VS2010 Dialog : Please Note that I dont want to use the `FolderBrowserDialog` and I need to get the Specific UI described in the `SelectFolderDialog`

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