file explorer

I want to make my own file explorer that behaves as close to the normal (like in regular programs) windows file explorer.

Any advice or code would be very much apreciated!

Then use BlitzPlus...

ReadDir() + quads. Use 2d primitive and text drawing commands in place of quads for prototyping.

Here's a primitive example which would need a lot of work:

Type dir_entry
	Field name$
	Field is_dir
End Type

Graphics(800, 600)
SetBuffer(BackBuffer())

path$ = browse("c:")
Cls : Locate 0, 0
Print "The user selected " + path$
Flip
WaitKey
End

Function browse$(dir$)
	init_dir_entries(dir$)

	While Not KeyHit(1)
		Cls : Locate 0, 0
		Text 0, 0, "CURRENT DIR: " + dir$
		count = 0
		For de.dir_entry = Each dir_entry
			If de\is_dir Then
				Text 0, 20 + count*14, "<"+de\name+">"
			Else
				Text 0, 20 + count*14, de\name
			EndIf
			count = count + 1
			If count > 50 Then Exit
		Next

		If MouseHit(1) Then
			line_hit = Floor((MouseY()-20) / 14)
			de_hit.dir_entry = find_dir_entry_by_pos(line_hit)
			If de_hit <> Null Then
				If de_hit\is_dir Then
					dir$ = dir$ + "" + de_hit\name
					init_dir_entries(dir$)
				Else
					Return dir$ + "" + de_hit\name
				EndIf
			EndIf
		EndIf
		
		Flip
	Wend
End Function

Function init_dir_entries(dir$)
	; destroy old entries
	For de.dir_entry = Each dir_entry
		Delete de
	Next

	; create new entries
	current_dir$ = dir$
	dh = ReadDir(dir$)
	While True
		this_file$ = NextFile$(dh)
		If this_file$ = "" Then Exit

		de.dir_entry = New dir_entry
		de\name = this_file$
		If FileType(current_dir$ + "" + de\name) = 2 Then
			de\is_dir = 1
		EndIf
	Wend
End Function

Function find_dir_entry_by_pos.dir_entry(pos)
	de.dir_entry = First dir_entry
	For i = 1 To pos
		de = After de
	Next
	Return de
End Function

Thanks for the code! As for using BlitzPlus, I don't have enough money to go buying all the programs I want to. Currently, Blitz3d, milkshape, and a C++ compiler are the only programs that I have.

Also, is there an esier way to do this in C++?