Using Invoke Code to do a proper Select Folder dialog

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This one is pretty simple.

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Dim FBD As New System.Windows.Forms.FolderBrowserDialog
Dim FBDResult As New System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult
FBDResult = FBD.ShowDialog
If (FBDResult = DialogResult.OK And Not String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(FBD.SelectedPath)) Then
		FBDPath = FBD.SelectedPath
	Else
		FBDPath = ""
End If

Arguments:

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Simple as that, now FBDPath has the path selected in the dialog.

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FYI there are lots of options you can set before calling ShowDialog to customize it for your needs: