---
id: "M:cAlgo.API.OpenFolderDialog.ShowDialog"
kind: "method"
type: "T:cAlgo.API.OpenFolderDialog"
url: "https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/Dialogs/OpenFolderDialog/ShowDialog/"
---

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# OpenFolderDialog.ShowDialog

Member of [OpenFolderDialog](https://help.ctrader.com/ctrader-algo/references/Dialogs/OpenFolderDialog/index.md).

## ShowDialog()

Shows a file dialog, with the owner as the main Window

Environments: Desktop supported · CLI not supported · Cloud not supported.

- CLI: No dialog is shown. Returns FileDialogResult.None; FolderName is unchanged.
- Cloud: No dialog is shown. Returns FileDialogResult.None; FolderName is unchanged.

C#:

```csharp
public FileDialogResult ShowDialog()
```

Python:

```python
openFolderDialog.ShowDialog() -> FileDialogResult
```

### Returns

`FileDialogResult` — 

Available since cAlgo.API 5.1.

### Examples

C#:

```csharp
var openFolderDialog = new OpenFolderDialog { Title = "Select folder" };
var result = openFolderDialog.ShowDialog();
Print("Dialog result: {0}, folder: {1}", result, openFolderDialog.FolderName);
```

Python:

```python
openFolderDialog = OpenFolderDialog()
openFolderDialog.Title = "Select folder"
result = openFolderDialog.ShowDialog()
api.Print(f"Dialog result: {result}, folder: {openFolderDialog.FolderName}")
```

## ShowDialog(Window owner)

Shows a file dialog, with the passed owner window.

Environments: Desktop supported · CLI not supported · Cloud not supported.

- CLI: No dialog is shown. Returns FileDialogResult.None; FolderName is unchanged.
- Cloud: No dialog is shown. Returns FileDialogResult.None; FolderName is unchanged.

C#:

```csharp
public FileDialogResult ShowDialog(Window owner)
```

Python:

```python
openFolderDialog.ShowDialog(owner: Window) -> FileDialogResult
```

### Parameters

- `owner` (`Window`, Python `Window`): The window that owns the file dialog.

### Returns

`FileDialogResult` — 

Available since cAlgo.API 5.1.

### Examples

C#:

```csharp
var window = new Window { Title = "Settings", Width = 300, Height = 200 };
var browseButton = new Button { Text = "Browse" };
browseButton.Click += args =>
{
    var openFolderDialog = new OpenFolderDialog();
    if (openFolderDialog.ShowDialog(window) == FileDialogResult.OK)
        Print("Folder: {0}", openFolderDialog.FolderName);
};
window.Child = browseButton;
window.Show();
```

Python:

```python
window = Window()
window.Title = "Settings"
window.Width = 300
window.Height = 200
window.Show()
openFolderDialog = OpenFolderDialog()
if openFolderDialog.ShowDialog(window) == FileDialogResult.OK:
    api.Print(f"Folder: {openFolderDialog.FolderName}")
```