/* Work's only if we're 95 capable */

if (afxData.bWin4)

{

    LPMALLOC pMalloc;

   

    /* Get's the Shell's default allocator */

    if (::SHGetMalloc(&pMalloc) == NOERROR)

    {

        BROWSEINFO bi;

        char pszBuffer[MAX_PATH];

        LPITEMIDLIST pidl;

       

        // Get help on BROWSEINFO struct - it's got all the bit settings

        bi.hwndOwner = GetSafeHwnd();

        bi.pidlRoot = NULL;

        bi.pszDisplayName = pszBuffer;

        bi.lpszTitle = _T("Select a Starting Directory");

        bi.ulFlags = BIF_RETURNFSANCESTORS | BIF_RETURNONLYFSDIRS;

        bi.lpfn = NULL; bi.lParam = 0;

       

        // This next call issues the dialog box

        if ((pidl = ::SHBrowseForFolder(&bi)) != NULL)

        {

            if (::SHGetPathFromIDList(pidl, pszBuffer))

            {

                //At this point pszBuffer contains the selected path 

                DoingSomethingUseful(pszBuffer);

            }

           

            // Free the PIDL allocated by SHBrowseForFolder

            pMalloc->Free(pidl);

        }

       

        // Release the shell's allocator

        pMalloc->Release();

    }

}

NOTE: This code will work on Win95 only - it's part of the shell.