> > Hi.  I have a modal dialog whcih has a "Browse..." button which pops
> > up a file selector.  This all works fine, but the first thing the user
> > has to do when they open the dialog is select a file, so I would like
> > the dialog to automatically call the onBrowse function as soon as the
> > dialog opens.  However, I don't know how to do this.

> > dlg.ShowModal()
> > onBrowse()

> > obviously doesn't work, and neither does the reverse.  I was hoping
> > that the dialog would throw some kind of "I have been shown" event,
> > but it doesn't (as far as I can tell).  How do I make the dialog do
> > something as soon as it's been shown?

> It's too bad that you found an answer. You _shouldn't_ have your
> dialog pop up a file-selection box as soon as it's shown! That's
> not the way dialogs usually work, so you're going to confuse
> people.

> Instead, first pop up the file-selection box, and then pop up
> the dialog (without the Browse button) to do whatever else it
> does after you've got the filename.