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Q145687: DOC: CFileDialog Filter String Won’t Work Under Windows 95

Article: Q145687
Product(s): Microsoft C Compiler
Version(s): winnt:2.2,4.0
Operating System(s): 
Keyword(s): kbdocfix kbnokeyword kbCmnDlgFileO kbMFC KbUIDesign kbVC220bug kbVC400bug kbVC410fix kb
Last Modified: 06-MAY-2001

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The information in this article applies to:

- The Microsoft Foundation Classes (MFC), used with:
   - Microsoft Visual C++, 32-bit Editions, versions 2.2, 4.0 
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SUMMARY
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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
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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.

(c) Microsoft Corporation 1999, All Rights Reserved.
Contributions by Jason Strayer, Microsoft Corporation


Additional query words: 2.20 4.00 4.10 CFileDialog m_ofn lpszFilter

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Keywords          : kbdocfix kbnokeyword kbCmnDlgFileO kbMFC KbUIDesign kbVC220bug kbVC400bug kbVC410fix kbGrpDSMFCATL 
Technology        : kbAudDeveloper kbMFC
Version           : winnt:2.2,4.0
Solution Type     : kbfix

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