I'm creating a simple application using Win32::GUI, and I find myself needing to allow the user to select one or more files. At first I thought that either Win32::GUI::BrowseForFolder() or Win32::GUI::GetOpenFileName() would do what I wanted. However, I would like the user to be able to select several files and / or directories at once, and neither of those methods appear to support that.

Is there any other Win32::GUI control that supports selecting of multiple files and / or directories at one time? I considered implementing one myself using TreeView but I would like to have it show the appropriate file icons for the different file types, etc, and it seems like it would be prohibitive to reimplement.

Or, perhaps, is there some undocumented option available to BrowseForFolder that would allow it to select mutliple file?

Thanks in advance.

bbfu
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