R – Looking for a control for selecting a directory in Windows Mobile (using .NET Compact Framework)

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Looking for a control for selecting a directory in Windows Mobile (using .NET Compact Framework). I can find an open and save dialog, but nothing for selecting a directory. Ideally, I'd like this to target the 2.0 framework, but I'm flexible.

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I am not sure but maybe you can modify the following class-library to suit your needs.

Above class-library is great since you can overcome one of the most annoying shortcomings of the standard OpenFileDialog, namely the limit of not being able to browse the whole file system (it just let you browse My Documents subfolders and Storage cards).

Maybe not the answer you wanted to heat but hey: it might work out with some slight changes to the code.

Good luck.

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DotNetZip is 100% managed code, open source, and free/gratis to use. It's also very simple and easy.

  try
  {
      using (var zip1 = Ionic.Zip.ZipFile.Read(zipToUnpack))
      {
          foreach (var entry in zip1)
          {
              entry.Extract(dir, ExtractExistingFileAction.OverwriteSilently);
          }
      }
  }
  catch (Exception ex)
  {
      MessageBox.Show("Exception! " + ex);
  }

There's a sample app included in the source distribution that unzips to a storage card.

CF-Unzipper app http://www.freeimagehosting.net/uploads/ce5ad6a964.png

UI Components for Windows Mobile Applications (.NET Compact Framework)

I know that Resco has some "Touch" based list and grid controls for Windows Mobile .net. We use some of their stuff (but not the "touch" features) and they have worked out pretty good for us so far. Here is their SmartGrid.NET control for example.

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