need the user to click on browse button on a form and for it to bring up a file dialog box to appear where the user can pick search or create a directory on their hard to disk where they can save, load a file.
Exactly the same principle as _F_ile _O_pen options found in all window applications.
cant seem to find control that does that ..
any one can help me?

ta
mike

Look up this article in the Microsoft knowledge base. It works for A2K also:
ACC97 How to Use the Common Dialog API in an Access Database (Q303066)

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