Save Dialog Native calls through C++?

I have searched through many forums but I havent been able to find the right solution for my problem. Let me describe the issue. I have been trying to port an application from Windows environment to Mac and so far there has been no issue except for selecting a folder to save files. The save dialog has been coded specific to the environment. So in windows we have a Windows specific call through C++. I have gone through Carbon/Cocoa API but havent figured out how to call it through C++. Can you please help me out figure the right way to call the Save Dialog APIs in Mac to get a folderpath?

Hi CDA, and welcome to the Dev Forums!
I didn't catch whether you're trying to build a Carbon app or a Cocoa app. A MFC programmer might feel more comfortable with Carbon, but as you may know, Cocoa is recommended for new OS X apps.
In any case, I think NSSavePanel is pretty much the standard now. Have you looked over Using a Save Panel in Application File Management?
Re a C++ interface to Cocoa, it can be well defined or invisible depending on your requirements. Xcode allows you to freely mix C++ and Obj-C in the same file. So you don't need to segregate the code unless you want to. For example, if you wished to have all your C++ code in .cpp files and all your Obj-C code in .m files, you could wrap all the code needed by NSSavePanel into a C function, then call that function from C++. But if you didn't mind commingling the code in a .mm file, you could create and use a NSSavePanel object directly from the methods of a C++ class.
The above example may be oversimplified because if you want to use NSSavePanel, you might want to use NSWindow as well. But the mechanics of bridging C++ and Obj-C will still be the same. Take a look at Using Cocoa Functionality in a Carbon Application for more details.
Hope that helps!
\- Ray

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