Add folders to the left pane in Open Dialog (SW04)

[SWVB101]

We just upgraded (finally) to SW 2004 (from 01+)...

Anyways...

Is there a way to add folders to the Open Dialog box, in the left Pane?
Mine currently includes:
History
My Documets
Desktop
Favorites
Network Folders

There are several other folders I would like to add to this list.

Note: I am not talking about adding parts and drawings to the favorites folder... I want to add folders to the shortcut list...

I couldn't find any options in the Setting or registry, though I did not look too hard...

If anyone has modified their folder shortcuts, please share how you did it ;-)

Thanks in Advance,
Josh

When dealing with computers, there are 10 things you need to know: one, zero, and the rest is Binary.
-Josh S

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

This is a Windows setting.

Add a shortcut to the My Places bar

On the File menu, click Open.
In the Look in list, click the drive, folder, or Internet location that contains the folder where you want to create a shortcut to in the My Places bar.
Click the desired folder, click Tools, and then click Add to "My Places". Your shortcut appears in the My Places bar to the left of the folder and files list.

from (the City of) Barrie, Ontario.

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[badboggs]

I'm not finding the tool option. Where is it?

Boggs

 

[J-C]

You can't it's hard coded into the open dialogue.

Jason Capriotti
ThyssenKrupp Elevator

 

[CorBlimeyLimey]

Damn ... sorry everyone ... It works in Windows ... but does not propagate to SW. You would think being Windows based, SW would use the Windows "File-Open" dialogue box.

from (the City of) Barrie, Ontario.

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[SWVB101]

CorBlimeyLimey,

Yeah, that's how you do it in AutoCAD 2004...
(Or just Drag/Drop the folder on the 'Places' area)

So I guess SW is a step behind in this area, eh?

Well, if anyone finds anything, let me know ;-)

Thanks for the reply

When dealing with computers, there are 10 things you need to know: one, zero, and the rest is Binary.
-Josh S

 

[Aikon]

Josh,

maybe this little porgram will help you out

http://www.xdesksoftware.com/xfilesdialog.html

Henry

 

[SWVB101]

Interesting...

But I don't think that deals with the Places bar... (from what I could see)

And I am a bit skeptical about installing 3rd party software to take over core windows functionality at work...
You never really know what is packaged in with it...

Thanks anyways ;-)

When dealing with computers, there are 10 things you need to know: one, zero, and the rest is Binary.
-Josh S

 

[deek05]

I created shortcuts in the My Documents folder. Is it possible to resize the dialog box and have it stick?

DT

 

[Bouke]

I've been running against this problem and I've written a macro to help me with it. I'm working at a company with a rather complicated directory-structure and it took minuts to open a file from another project walking through ten layers of dirs. So i've made a small macro that will display a window with 5 buttons on it on the bottom right of the screen. If I Left-Mouse-Button click the a button it will launch a fileOpen Dialog in the proper directory. If I Right-Mouse-Button click a button it will launch explorer in that dir. Maybe such a solution will help you out. I think I will soon write a FAQ about this.