QT3-getOpenFileName() "Look in:" Dropdown dialog not staying down + TempWmicBatchFile

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TempWmicBatchFile.bat is created by WMIC (Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line). You should be able to delete such files without problems.

"Desktop" and "My Documents" require OLE typically and function strangely if it isn't already initialised. Maybe a call to "::OleInitialize(NULL);" in your main code will help?

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So I went ahead and tried adding the "::OleInitialize(NULL)" as well as "::OleUninitialize()", once to the main portion of code, and then right before the dialog. None of the combinations I tried seemed to have an effect.

I did notice that once the "TempWmicBatchFile.bat" is created, if I set it to ReadOnly permissions, it solves the problem -- the dropdown stays down. So I think it has something to do with the fact the batch file is being updated. Maybe the drop down wants to refresh when it notices changes? Is there someway to suppress or solve the creation/deletion of this file?
Note that if I delete the file, it is created again if I'm still browsing that directory.