GetOpenFileName Function

Creates a dialog box, allowing the user to chose a drive, directory and file name and returns a FixStr value containing full path to the file.

Syntax

GetOpenFileName([extention][,extentionInfo][,title][,preview])

The GetOpenFileName function syntax has these arguments:

Part Description
extention Optional; Variant (String). File extentions separated with (|).
extentionInfo Optional; Variant (String). Describes extentions, specified in extention. Elements in extentionInfo are separated with (|).
title Optional. String expression, displayed in the title bar of the dialog box. If you omit title, the application name is placed in the title bar.
preview Optional; Boolean. Specifies whether Preview is turned on or off in the dialog box. The default value is False.

Example

Dim RetVal, Path
Path = GetOpenFileName("exe|any", "Executable Files|Any Format", "MyTitle", False)
RetVal = Shell(Path, 1)   ' Run a application.

 

See Also

GetSaveFileName