Comdlg32
E193834
Comdlg32 is a core Windows library that implements the standard common dialog boxes (such as file open/save, color, and font dialogs) used by Win32 applications.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| GetOpenFileName | 3 |
| GetSaveFileName | 3 |
| Comdlg32.dll | 2 |
| COMDLG32.DLL | 1 |
| Comdlg32 canonical | 1 |
| CommDlgExtendedError | 1 |
| Common Dialog Box Library | 1 |
| Common Dialog Box Library API | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1719461 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Comdlg32 Context triple: [Win32 API, component, Comdlg32]
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A.
Win32 API
Win32 API is Microsoft's core programming interface for developing native desktop applications that interact directly with the Windows operating system.
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B.
Windows Shell
Windows Shell is the graphical user interface and command environment of the Microsoft Windows operating system, providing the desktop, taskbar, file explorer, and related user interaction features.
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C.
File Explorer
File Explorer is the built-in file management application in Microsoft Windows that lets users browse, organize, and manage files, folders, and drives on their computer.
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D.
UAC
UAC is the commonly used acronym for the United Athletic Conference, an NCAA Division I FCS college football conference in the United States.
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E.
COM+
COM+ is a Microsoft component software technology that extends the Component Object Model (COM) with services like transactions, security, and object pooling to support scalable, distributed applications.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Comdlg32 Target entity description: Comdlg32 is a core Windows library that implements the standard common dialog boxes (such as file open/save, color, and font dialogs) used by Win32 applications.
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A.
Win32 API
Win32 API is Microsoft's core programming interface for developing native desktop applications that interact directly with the Windows operating system.
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B.
Windows Shell
Windows Shell is the graphical user interface and command environment of the Microsoft Windows operating system, providing the desktop, taskbar, file explorer, and related user interaction features.
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C.
File Explorer
File Explorer is the built-in file management application in Microsoft Windows that lets users browse, organize, and manage files, folders, and drives on their computer.
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D.
UAC
UAC is the commonly used acronym for the United Athletic Conference, an NCAA Division I FCS college football conference in the United States.
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E.
COM+
COM+ is a Microsoft component software technology that extends the Component Object Model (COM) with services like transactions, security, and object pooling to support scalable, distributed applications.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Win32 common dialog library
ⓘ
Windows dynamic-link library ⓘ core Windows component ⓘ |
| category |
system library
ⓘ
user interface library ⓘ |
| developedBy | Microsoft ⓘ |
| ensures | consistent look and feel for common dialogs ⓘ |
| exports | Win32 common dialog functions ⓘ |
| hasFileName |
COMDLG32.DLL
ⓘ
linked to:
Comdlg32
|
| implements |
Color selection dialog
ⓘ
File Open dialog ⓘ File Save dialog ⓘ Find/Replace dialog ⓘ Font selection dialog ⓘ Open File common dialog ⓘ Page Setup dialog ⓘ Print dialog ⓘ Save As common dialog ⓘ standard common dialog boxes ⓘ |
| introducedWith | early versions of Microsoft Windows ⓘ |
| loadedAs | DLL ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Microsoft ⓘ |
| partOf | Win32 API ⓘ |
| provides | standardized user interface dialogs ⓘ |
| providesAPI |
ChooseColor
ⓘ
ChooseFont ⓘ FindText ⓘ GetOpenFileName ⓘ
linked to:
Comdlg32
GetSaveFileName ⓘ
linked to:
Comdlg32
PageSetupDlg ⓘ PrintDlg ⓘ ReplaceText ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Comctl32 ⓘ |
| replacedByInSomeScenarios | IFileDialog API ⓘ |
| runsOn |
Microsoft Windows
ⓘ
linked to:
Windows
|
| supportsLanguage |
C
ⓘ
C++ ⓘ |
| supportsProgrammingModel |
Win32
ⓘ
linked to:
Win32 API
|
| targetPlatform |
Windows 32-bit
ⓘ
Windows 64-bit ⓘ
linked to:
Windows
|
| usedBy |
Win32 applications
ⓘ
Windows desktop applications ⓘ |
| usedFor |
color selection
ⓘ
file selection ⓘ font selection ⓘ page setup configuration ⓘ printing options configuration ⓘ text replace dialogs ⓘ text search dialogs ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Comdlg32 Description of subject: Comdlg32 is a core Windows library that implements the standard common dialog boxes (such as file open/save, color, and font dialogs) used by Win32 applications.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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