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FileDialog.RunDialog Method

.NET Framework 4.5

RunDialog is called to display a file dialog in a derived class, such as OpenFileDialog and SaveFileDialog.

Namespace: Microsoft.Win32
Assembly: PresentationFramework (in PresentationFramework.dll)

protected override bool RunDialog(
	IntPtr hwndOwner
)

Parameters

hwndOwner: Type: System.IntPtr
Handle to the window that owns the dialog.

Return Value

Type: System.Boolean
true if the user clicks the OK button of the dialog that is displayed (for example, OpenFileDialog, SaveFileDialog); otherwise, false.

Remarks

The dialog that is eventually shown is assigned an owner window, which is specified by the hwndOwner parameter.

Version Information

.NET Framework

Supported in: 4.5, 4, 3.5, 3.0

.NET Framework Client Profile

Supported in: 4, 3.5 SP1

Platforms

Windows 8, Windows Server 2012, Windows 7, Windows Vista SP2, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core Role not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core Role supported with SP1 or later; Itanium not supported)

The .NET Framework does not support all versions of every platform. For a list of the supported versions, see .NET Framework System Requirements.

Reference

FileDialog Class

Microsoft.Win32 Namespace

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