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[MNJon]

Hello,
I have a VBScript custom action that uses BrowseForFolder. It works great, but SOMETIMES - not all the time - the BrowseForFolder dialog comes up behind the InstallShield dialog.

Does anyone know of a method to ensure that a VBScript dialog (specifically the BrowseForFolder dialog) appears as the front-most Window?

Set objShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
Set objFolder = objShell.BrowseForFolder(0, "Unable to locate Security Database.", &H10 + &H200, 18)
Set objFolder = objFolder.Self
objFolderPath = objFolder.Path

[KapilMarwah]

You could use the Shell.MinimizeAll() method before the call to BrowseForFolder ..... this would minimize all other windows and then only your Browse DialogBox would be visible....

Its a bit funny way of doing it but would suffice yr requirements...



Kapil

[rgraham]

This is a somewhat convoluted approach, but it is one I have applied sucessfully in the past:

Create a wrapper DLL that contains the code to display the Shell Browser instead of calling the SHBrowse API directly.

Add an invisible form to the DLL that is displayed modally.

Invoke the wrapper DLL from your VBScript and have it's modal form display the shell browser as a child window.

Then you can retrieve the results from properties you've added to the wrapper DLL.

Invoking the shell browser indirectly from a parent modal form implicitly forces the ShellBrowser to behave in a modal fashion.

Robert