Allow user browse for file with TransferText?

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I'm importing a CSV string using TransferText. I want a dialog box to pop up that allows the user to pick the file to transfer. How do I code the transferText option so that a browse dialog box pops up?
 
dmr said:
Thank you!
But how do I to incorporate that code into doCmd.TransferText?
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As shown in the example he gave at the top:

Code: 
strSaveFileName = ahtCommonFileOpenSave( _
                                    OpenFile:=False, _          
                                    Filter:=strFilter, _
                    Flags:=ahtOFN_OVERWRITEPROMPT Or ahtOFN_READONLY)

DoCmd.TransferText acImportDelim, "YourImportSpecificationNameHere", "TableNameToImportTo", [COLOR="Red"]strSaveFileName[/COLOR], True

And if you aren't sure how to set up an Import Specification, see here.
 
Thank you SO much!!! You saved me hours of frustration and I really appreciate it. :D
 
Hi all,

I am trying to get a file name of a text file that the user needs to have imported into the database in Access 2010.

I am trying to implement the code that Bob reffered to above.

However I get the following error when I am trying to run it.

The expression On Click you entered as the event property setting produced the following error: Only comments may appear after End Sub, End Function, or End Property
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Here is my entire Module File what am I doing wrong.

(Please note that I have yet to write the code that will load it into a table, I am just trying to get the prompt to work and display the file's location on the form.)

Thanks.

Code: 
Option Compare Database
 
Private Sub cmdProcess_Click()
' ##################################
' #
' # SimNet Report Data Processing
' #
' ##################################
' #
' # Procedure:
' # Select SimNet Session To Load
' # Select Data File to Process
' #
' ###################################
Dim strFilter As String
Dim strInputFileName As String
txtDataFileLocationDisplay.value = ""
strFilter = ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter, "Text File (*.txt)", "*.txt")
strInputFileName = ahtCommonFileOpenSave( _
Filter:=strFilter, OpenFile:=True, _
DialogTitle:="Please select SimNet Results File for the " & cboSimNetSession & " session...", _
Flags:=ahtOFN_HIDEREADONLY)
 
txtDataFileLocationDisplay.value = strInputFileName
 
 
End Sub
 
'***************** Code Start **************
' This code was originally written by Ken Getz.
' It is not to be altered or distributed, 'except as part of an application.
' You are free to use it in any application,
' provided the copyright notice is left unchanged.
'
' Code originally courtesy of:
' Microsoft Access 95 How-To
' Ken Getz and Paul Litwin
' Waite Group Press, 1996
' Revised to support multiple files:
' 28 December 2007
Type tagOPENFILENAME
lStructSize As Long
hwndOwner As Long
hInstance As Long
strFilter As String
strCustomFilter As String
nMaxCustFilter As Long
nFilterIndex As Long
strFile As String
nMaxFile As Long
strFileTitle As String
nMaxFileTitle As Long
strInitialDir As String
strTitle As String
Flags As Long
nFileOffset As Integer
nFileExtension As Integer
strDefExt As String
lCustData As Long
lpfnHook As Long
lpTemplateName As String
End Type
Declare Function aht_apiGetOpenFileName Lib "comdlg32.dll" _
Alias "GetOpenFileNameA" (OFN As tagOPENFILENAME) As Boolean
Declare Function aht_apiGetSaveFileName Lib "comdlg32.dll" _
Alias "GetSaveFileNameA" (OFN As tagOPENFILENAME) As Boolean
Declare Function CommDlgExtendedError Lib "comdlg32.dll" () As Long
Global Const ahtOFN_READONLY = &H1
Global Const ahtOFN_OVERWRITEPROMPT = &H2
Global Const ahtOFN_HIDEREADONLY = &H4
Global Const ahtOFN_NOCHANGEDIR = &H8
Global Const ahtOFN_SHOWHELP = &H10
' You won't use these.
'Global Const ahtOFN_ENABLEHOOK = &H20
'Global Const ahtOFN_ENABLETEMPLATE = &H40
'Global Const ahtOFN_ENABLETEMPLATEHANDLE = &H80
Global Const ahtOFN_NOVALIDATE = &H100
Global Const ahtOFN_ALLOWMULTISELECT = &H200
Global Const ahtOFN_EXTENSIONDIFFERENT = &H400
Global Const ahtOFN_PATHMUSTEXIST = &H800
Global Const ahtOFN_FILEMUSTEXIST = &H1000
Global Const ahtOFN_CREATEPROMPT = &H2000
Global Const ahtOFN_SHAREAWARE = &H4000
Global Const ahtOFN_NOREADONLYRETURN = &H8000
Global Const ahtOFN_NOTESTFILECREATE = &H10000
Global Const ahtOFN_NONETWORKBUTTON = &H20000
Global Const ahtOFN_NOLONGNAMES = &H40000
' New for Windows 95
Global Const ahtOFN_EXPLORER = &H80000
Global Const ahtOFN_NODEREFERENCELINKS = &H100000
Global Const ahtOFN_LONGNAMES = &H200000
Function TestIt()
Dim strFilter As String
Dim lngFlags As Long
strFilter = ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter, "Access Files (*.mda, *.mdb)", _
"*.MDA;*.MDB")
strFilter = ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter, "dBASE Files (*.dbf)", "*.DBF")
strFilter = ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter, "Text Files (*.txt)", "*.TXT")
strFilter = ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter, "All Files (*.*)", "*.*")
' Uncomment this line to try the example
' allowing multiple file names:
' lngFlags = ahtOFN_ALLOWMULTISELECT Or ahtOFN_EXPLORER
Dim result As Variant
result = ahtCommonFileOpenSave(InitialDir:="C:\", _
Filter:=strFilter, FilterIndex:=3, Flags:=lngFlags, _
DialogTitle:="Hello! Open Me!")
If lngFlags And ahtOFN_ALLOWMULTISELECT Then
If IsArray(result) Then
Dim i As Integer
For i = 0 To UBound(result)
MsgBox result(i)
Next i
Else
MsgBox result
End If
Else
MsgBox result
End If
' Since you passed in a variable for lngFlags,
' the function places the output flags value in the variable.
Debug.Print Hex(lngFlags)
End Function
Function GetOpenFile(Optional varDirectory As Variant, _
Optional varTitleForDialog As Variant) As Variant
' Here's an example that gets an Access database name.
Dim strFilter As String
Dim lngFlags As Long
Dim varFileName As Variant
' Specify that the chosen file must already exist,
' don't change directories when you're done
' Also, don't bother displaying
' the read-only box. It'll only confuse people.
lngFlags = ahtOFN_FILEMUSTEXIST Or _
ahtOFN_HIDEREADONLY Or ahtOFN_NOCHANGEDIR
If IsMissing(varDirectory) Then
varDirectory = ""
End If
If IsMissing(varTitleForDialog) Then
varTitleForDialog = ""
End If
' Define the filter string and allocate space in the "c"
' string Duplicate this line with changes as necessary for
' more file templates.
strFilter = ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter, _
"Access (*.mdb)", "*.MDB;*.MDA")
' Now actually call to get the file name.
varFileName = ahtCommonFileOpenSave( _
OpenFile:=True, _
InitialDir:=varDirectory, _
Filter:=strFilter, _
Flags:=lngFlags, _
DialogTitle:=varTitleForDialog)
If Not IsNull(varFileName) Then
varFileName = TrimNull(varFileName)
End If
GetOpenFile = varFileName
End Function
Function ahtCommonFileOpenSave( _
Optional ByRef Flags As Variant, _
Optional ByVal InitialDir As Variant, _
Optional ByVal Filter As Variant, _
Optional ByVal FilterIndex As Variant, _
Optional ByVal DefaultExt As Variant, _
Optional ByVal FileName As Variant, _
Optional ByVal DialogTitle As Variant, _
Optional ByVal hwnd As Variant, _
Optional ByVal OpenFile As Variant) As Variant
' This is the entry point you'll use to call the common
' file open/save dialog. The parameters are listed
' below, and all are optional.
'
' In:
' Flags: one or more of the ahtOFN_* constants, OR'd together.
' InitialDir: the directory in which to first look
' Filter: a set of file filters, set up by calling
' AddFilterItem. See examples.
' FilterIndex: 1-based integer indicating which filter
' set to use, by default (1 if unspecified)
' DefaultExt: Extension to use if the user doesn't enter one.
' Only useful on file saves.
' FileName: Default value for the file name text box.
' DialogTitle: Title for the dialog.
' hWnd: parent window handle
' OpenFile: Boolean(True=Open File/False=Save As)
' Out:
' Return Value: Either Null or the selected filename
Dim OFN As tagOPENFILENAME
Dim strFileName As String
Dim strFileTitle As String
Dim fResult As Boolean
' Give the dialog a caption title.
If IsMissing(InitialDir) Then InitialDir = CurDir
If IsMissing(Filter) Then Filter = ""
If IsMissing(FilterIndex) Then FilterIndex = 1
If IsMissing(Flags) Then Flags = 0&
If IsMissing(DefaultExt) Then DefaultExt = ""
If IsMissing(FileName) Then FileName = ""
If IsMissing(DialogTitle) Then DialogTitle = ""
If IsMissing(hwnd) Then hwnd = Application.hWndAccessApp
If IsMissing(OpenFile) Then OpenFile = True
' Allocate string space for the returned strings.
strFileName = Left(FileName & String(256, 0), 256)
strFileTitle = String(256, 0)
' Set up the data structure before you call the function
With OFN
.lStructSize = Len(OFN)
.hwndOwner = hwnd
.strFilter = Filter
.nFilterIndex = FilterIndex
.strFile = strFileName
.nMaxFile = Len(strFileName)
.strFileTitle = strFileTitle
.nMaxFileTitle = Len(strFileTitle)
.strTitle = DialogTitle
.Flags = Flags
.strDefExt = DefaultExt
.strInitialDir = InitialDir
' Didn't think most people would want to deal with
' these options.
.hInstance = 0
'.strCustomFilter = ""
'.nMaxCustFilter = 0
.lpfnHook = 0
'New for NT 4.0
.strCustomFilter = String(255, 0)
.nMaxCustFilter = 255
End With
' This will pass the desired data structure to the
' Windows API, which will in turn it uses to display
' the Open/Save As Dialog.
If OpenFile Then
fResult = aht_apiGetOpenFileName(OFN)
Else
fResult = aht_apiGetSaveFileName(OFN)
End If
' The function call filled in the strFileTitle member
' of the structure. You'll have to write special code
' to retrieve that if you're interested.
If fResult Then
' You might care to check the Flags member of the
' structure to get information about the chosen file.
' In this example, if you bothered to pass in a
' value for Flags, we'll fill it in with the outgoing
' Flags value.
If Not IsMissing(Flags) Then Flags = OFN.Flags
If Flags And ahtOFN_ALLOWMULTISELECT Then
' Return the full array.
Dim items As Variant
Dim value As String
value = OFN.strFile
' Get rid of empty items:
Dim i As Integer
For i = Len(value) To 1 Step -1
If Mid$(value, i, 1) <> Chr$(0) Then
Exit For
End If
Next i
value = Mid(value, 1, i)
' Break the list up at null characters:
items = Split(value, Chr(0))
' Loop through the items in the "array",
' and build full file names:
Dim numItems As Integer
Dim result() As String
numItems = UBound(items) + 1
If numItems > 1 Then
ReDim result(0 To numItems - 2)
For i = 1 To numItems - 1
result(i - 1) = FixPath(items(0)) & items(i)
Next i
ahtCommonFileOpenSave = result
Else
' If you only select a single item,
' Windows just places it in item 0.
ahtCommonFileOpenSave = items(0)
End If
Else
ahtCommonFileOpenSave = TrimNull(OFN.strFile)
End If
Else
ahtCommonFileOpenSave = vbNullString
End If
End Function
Function ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter As String, _
strDescription As String, Optional varItem As Variant) As String
' Tack a new chunk onto the file filter.
' That is, take the old value, stick onto it the description,
' (like "Databases"), a null character, the skeleton
' (like "*.mdb;*.mda") and a final null character.
If IsMissing(varItem) Then varItem = "*.*"
ahtAddFilterItem = strFilter & _
strDescription & vbNullChar & _
varItem & vbNullChar
End Function
Private Function TrimNull(ByVal strItem As String) As String
Dim intPos As Integer
intPos = InStr(strItem, vbNullChar)
If intPos > 0 Then
TrimNull = Left(strItem, intPos - 1)
Else
TrimNull = strItem
End If
End Function
Private Function FixPath(ByVal path As String) As String
If Right$(path, 1) <> "\" Then
FixPath = path & "\"
Else
FixPath = path
End If
End Function
 
You have to move the part I am showing in red to the top.
Code: 
Option Compare Database
Option Explicit
[COLOR=red]'***************** Code Start **************
' This code was originally written by Ken Getz.
' It is not to be altered or distributed, 'except as part of an application.
' You are free to use it in any application,
' provided the copyright notice is left unchanged.
'
' Code originally courtesy of:
' Microsoft Access 95 How-To
' Ken Getz and Paul Litwin
' Waite Group Press, 1996
' Revised to support multiple files:
' 28 December 2007
Type tagOPENFILENAME
lStructSize As Long
hwndOwner As Long
hInstance As Long
strFilter As String
strCustomFilter As String
nMaxCustFilter As Long
nFilterIndex As Long
strFile As String
nMaxFile As Long
strFileTitle As String
nMaxFileTitle As Long
strInitialDir As String
strTitle As String
Flags As Long
nFileOffset As Integer
nFileExtension As Integer
strDefExt As String
lCustData As Long
lpfnHook As Long
lpTemplateName As String
End Type
Declare Function aht_apiGetOpenFileName Lib "comdlg32.dll" _
Alias "GetOpenFileNameA" (OFN As tagOPENFILENAME) As Boolean
Declare Function aht_apiGetSaveFileName Lib "comdlg32.dll" _
Alias "GetSaveFileNameA" (OFN As tagOPENFILENAME) As Boolean
Declare Function CommDlgExtendedError Lib "comdlg32.dll" () As Long
Global Const ahtOFN_READONLY = &H1
Global Const ahtOFN_OVERWRITEPROMPT = &H2
Global Const ahtOFN_HIDEREADONLY = &H4
Global Const ahtOFN_NOCHANGEDIR = &H8
Global Const ahtOFN_SHOWHELP = &H10
' You won't use these.
'Global Const ahtOFN_ENABLEHOOK = &H20
'Global Const ahtOFN_ENABLETEMPLATE = &H40
'Global Const ahtOFN_ENABLETEMPLATEHANDLE = &H80
Global Const ahtOFN_NOVALIDATE = &H100
Global Const ahtOFN_ALLOWMULTISELECT = &H200
Global Const ahtOFN_EXTENSIONDIFFERENT = &H400
Global Const ahtOFN_PATHMUSTEXIST = &H800
Global Const ahtOFN_FILEMUSTEXIST = &H1000
Global Const ahtOFN_CREATEPROMPT = &H2000
Global Const ahtOFN_SHAREAWARE = &H4000
Global Const ahtOFN_NOREADONLYRETURN = &H8000
Global Const ahtOFN_NOTESTFILECREATE = &H10000
Global Const ahtOFN_NONETWORKBUTTON = &H20000
Global Const ahtOFN_NOLONGNAMES = &H40000
' New for Windows 95
Global Const ahtOFN_EXPLORER = &H80000
Global Const ahtOFN_NODEREFERENCELINKS = &H100000
Global Const ahtOFN_LONGNAMES = &H200000
[/COLOR]Private Sub cmdProcess_Click()
' ##################################
' #
' # SimNet Report Data Processing
' #
' ##################################
' #
' # Procedure:
' # Select SimNet Session To Load
' # Select Data File to Process
' #
' ###################################
    Dim strFilter As String
    Dim strInputFileName As String
    txtDataFileLocationDisplay.value = ""
    strFilter = ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter, "Text File (*.txt)", "*.txt")
    strInputFileName = ahtCommonFileOpenSave( _
                       Filter:=strFilter, OpenFile:=True, _
                       DialogTitle:="Please select SimNet Results File for the " & cboSimNetSession & " session...", _
                       Flags:=ahtOFN_HIDEREADONLY)
    txtDataFileLocationDisplay.value = strInputFileName

End Sub
 
 

Function TestIt()
    Dim strFilter As String
    Dim lngFlags As Long
    strFilter = ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter, "Access Files (*.mda, *.mdb)", _
                                 "*.MDA;*.MDB")
    strFilter = ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter, "dBASE Files (*.dbf)", "*.DBF")
    strFilter = ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter, "Text Files (*.txt)", "*.TXT")
    strFilter = ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter, "All Files (*.*)", "*.*")
    ' Uncomment this line to try the example
    ' allowing multiple file names:
    ' lngFlags = ahtOFN_ALLOWMULTISELECT Or ahtOFN_EXPLORER
    Dim result As Variant
    result = ahtCommonFileOpenSave(InitialDir:="C:\", _
                                   Filter:=strFilter, FilterIndex:=3, Flags:=lngFlags, _
                                   DialogTitle:="Hello! Open Me!")
    If lngFlags And ahtOFN_ALLOWMULTISELECT Then
        If IsArray(result) Then
            Dim i As Integer
            For i = 0 To UBound(result)
                MsgBox result(i)
            Next i
        Else
            MsgBox result
        End If
    Else
        MsgBox result
    End If
    ' Since you passed in a variable for lngFlags,
    ' the function places the output flags value in the variable.
    Debug.Print Hex(lngFlags)
End Function
 

Function GetOpenFile(Optional varDirectory As Variant, _
                     Optional varTitleForDialog As Variant) As Variant
' Here's an example that gets an Access database name.
    Dim strFilter As String
    Dim lngFlags As Long
    Dim varFileName As Variant
    ' Specify that the chosen file must already exist,
    ' don't change directories when you're done
    ' Also, don't bother displaying
    ' the read-only box. It'll only confuse people.
    lngFlags = ahtOFN_FILEMUSTEXIST Or _
               ahtOFN_HIDEREADONLY Or ahtOFN_NOCHANGEDIR
    If IsMissing(varDirectory) Then
        varDirectory = ""
    End If
    If IsMissing(varTitleForDialog) Then
        varTitleForDialog = ""
    End If
    ' Define the filter string and allocate space in the "c"
    ' string Duplicate this line with changes as necessary for
    ' more file templates.
    strFilter = ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter, _
                                 "Access (*.mdb)", "*.MDB;*.MDA")
    ' Now actually call to get the file name.
    varFileName = ahtCommonFileOpenSave( _
                  OpenFile:=True, _
                  InitialDir:=varDirectory, _
                  Filter:=strFilter, _
                  Flags:=lngFlags, _
                  DialogTitle:=varTitleForDialog)
    If Not IsNull(varFileName) Then
        varFileName = TrimNull(varFileName)
    End If
    GetOpenFile = varFileName
End Function
 

Function ahtCommonFileOpenSave( _
         Optional ByRef Flags As Variant, _
         Optional ByVal InitialDir As Variant, _
         Optional ByVal Filter As Variant, _
         Optional ByVal FilterIndex As Variant, _
         Optional ByVal DefaultExt As Variant, _
         Optional ByVal FileName As Variant, _
         Optional ByVal DialogTitle As Variant, _
         Optional ByVal hwnd As Variant, _
         Optional ByVal OpenFile As Variant) As Variant
' This is the entry point you'll use to call the common
' file open/save dialog. The parameters are listed
' below, and all are optional.
'
' In:
' Flags: one or more of the ahtOFN_* constants, OR'd together.
' InitialDir: the directory in which to first look
' Filter: a set of file filters, set up by calling
' AddFilterItem. See examples.
' FilterIndex: 1-based integer indicating which filter
' set to use, by default (1 if unspecified)
' DefaultExt: Extension to use if the user doesn't enter one.
' Only useful on file saves.
' FileName: Default value for the file name text box.
' DialogTitle: Title for the dialog.
' hWnd: parent window handle
' OpenFile: Boolean(True=Open File/False=Save As)
' Out:
' Return Value: Either Null or the selected filename
    Dim OFN As tagOPENFILENAME
    Dim strFileName As String
    Dim strFileTitle As String
    Dim fResult As Boolean
    ' Give the dialog a caption title.
    If IsMissing(InitialDir) Then InitialDir = CurDir
    If IsMissing(Filter) Then Filter = ""
    If IsMissing(FilterIndex) Then FilterIndex = 1
    If IsMissing(Flags) Then Flags = 0&
    If IsMissing(DefaultExt) Then DefaultExt = ""
    If IsMissing(FileName) Then FileName = ""
    If IsMissing(DialogTitle) Then DialogTitle = ""
    If IsMissing(hwnd) Then hwnd = Application.hWndAccessApp
    If IsMissing(OpenFile) Then OpenFile = True
    ' Allocate string space for the returned strings.
    strFileName = Left(FileName & String(256, 0), 256)
    strFileTitle = String(256, 0)
    ' Set up the data structure before you call the function
    With OFN
        .lStructSize = Len(OFN)
        .hwndOwner = hwnd
        .strFilter = Filter
        .nFilterIndex = FilterIndex
        .strFile = strFileName
        .nMaxFile = Len(strFileName)
        .strFileTitle = strFileTitle
        .nMaxFileTitle = Len(strFileTitle)
        .strTitle = DialogTitle
        .Flags = Flags
        .strDefExt = DefaultExt
        .strInitialDir = InitialDir
        ' Didn't think most people would want to deal with
        ' these options.
        .hInstance = 0
        '.strCustomFilter = ""
        '.nMaxCustFilter = 0
        .lpfnHook = 0
        'New for NT 4.0
        .strCustomFilter = String(255, 0)
        .nMaxCustFilter = 255
    End With
    ' This will pass the desired data structure to the
    ' Windows API, which will in turn it uses to display
    ' the Open/Save As Dialog.
    If OpenFile Then
        fResult = aht_apiGetOpenFileName(OFN)
    Else
        fResult = aht_apiGetSaveFileName(OFN)
    End If
    ' The function call filled in the strFileTitle member
    ' of the structure. You'll have to write special code
    ' to retrieve that if you're interested.
    If fResult Then
        ' You might care to check the Flags member of the
        ' structure to get information about the chosen file.
        ' In this example, if you bothered to pass in a
        ' value for Flags, we'll fill it in with the outgoing
        ' Flags value.
        If Not IsMissing(Flags) Then Flags = OFN.Flags
        If Flags And ahtOFN_ALLOWMULTISELECT Then
            ' Return the full array.
            Dim items As Variant
            Dim value As String
            value = OFN.strFile
            ' Get rid of empty items:
            Dim i As Integer
            For i = Len(value) To 1 Step -1
                If Mid$(value, i, 1) <> Chr$(0) Then
                    Exit For
                End If
            Next i
            value = Mid(value, 1, i)
            ' Break the list up at null characters:
            items = Split(value, Chr(0))
            ' Loop through the items in the "array",
            ' and build full file names:
            Dim numItems As Integer
            Dim result() As String
            numItems = UBound(items) + 1
            If numItems > 1 Then
                ReDim result(0 To numItems - 2)
                For i = 1 To numItems - 1
                    result(i - 1) = FixPath(items(0)) & items(i)
                Next i
                ahtCommonFileOpenSave = result
            Else
                ' If you only select a single item,
                ' Windows just places it in item 0.
                ahtCommonFileOpenSave = items(0)
            End If
        Else
            ahtCommonFileOpenSave = TrimNull(OFN.strFile)
        End If
    Else
        ahtCommonFileOpenSave = vbNullString
    End If
End Function
 

Function ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter As String, _
                          strDescription As String, Optional varItem As Variant) As String
' Tack a new chunk onto the file filter.
' That is, take the old value, stick onto it the description,
' (like "Databases"), a null character, the skeleton
' (like "*.mdb;*.mda") and a final null character.
    If IsMissing(varItem) Then varItem = "*.*"
    ahtAddFilterItem = strFilter & _
                       strDescription & vbNullChar & _
                       varItem & vbNullChar
End Function
 

Private Function TrimNull(ByVal strItem As String) As String
    Dim intPos As Integer
    intPos = InStr(strItem, vbNullChar)
    If intPos > 0 Then
        TrimNull = Left(strItem, intPos - 1)
    Else
        TrimNull = strItem
    End If
End Function
 

Private Function FixPath(ByVal path As String) As String
    If Right$(path, 1) <> "\" Then
        FixPath = path & "\"
    Else
        FixPath = path
    End If
End Function

That's why, when you get code from a website like that, just put it into a new module of its own.
 
Thanks bob.

I am new to this program with VBA and am learning as I go. If I save the code as a new module, how does one call/reference it from another module.

However, I moved the code as you indicated, however I am getting:

The expression On Click you entered as the event property setting produced the following error: Constants, fixed-length strings, arrays, user-defined types and Declare statements not allowed as Public members of object modules
Click to expand...

Code: 
Option Compare Database
Option Explicit
'***************** Code Start **************
' This code was originally written by Ken Getz.
' It is not to be altered or distributed, 'except as part of an application.
' You are free to use it in any application,
' provided the copyright notice is left unchanged.
'
' Code originally courtesy of:
' Microsoft Access 95 How-To
' Ken Getz and Paul Litwin
' Waite Group Press, 1996
' Revised to support multiple files:
' 28 December 2007

Type tagOPENFILENAME
    lStructSize As Long
    hwndOwner As Long
    hInstance As Long
    strFilter As String
    strCustomFilter As String
    nMaxCustFilter As Long
    nFilterIndex As Long
    strFile As String
    nMaxFile As Long
    strFileTitle As String
    nMaxFileTitle As Long
    strInitialDir As String
    strTitle As String
    Flags As Long
    nFileOffset As Integer
    nFileExtension As Integer
    strDefExt As String
    lCustData As Long
    lpfnHook As Long
    lpTemplateName As String
End Type

Declare Function aht_apiGetOpenFileName Lib "comdlg32.dll" _
    Alias "GetOpenFileNameA" (OFN As tagOPENFILENAME) As Boolean

Declare Function aht_apiGetSaveFileName Lib "comdlg32.dll" _
    Alias "GetSaveFileNameA" (OFN As tagOPENFILENAME) As Boolean
Declare Function CommDlgExtendedError Lib "comdlg32.dll" () As Long

Global Const ahtOFN_READONLY = &H1
Global Const ahtOFN_OVERWRITEPROMPT = &H2
Global Const ahtOFN_HIDEREADONLY = &H4
Global Const ahtOFN_NOCHANGEDIR = &H8
Global Const ahtOFN_SHOWHELP = &H10
' You won't use these.
'Global Const ahtOFN_ENABLEHOOK = &H20
'Global Const ahtOFN_ENABLETEMPLATE = &H40
'Global Const ahtOFN_ENABLETEMPLATEHANDLE = &H80
Global Const ahtOFN_NOVALIDATE = &H100
Global Const ahtOFN_ALLOWMULTISELECT = &H200
Global Const ahtOFN_EXTENSIONDIFFERENT = &H400
Global Const ahtOFN_PATHMUSTEXIST = &H800
Global Const ahtOFN_FILEMUSTEXIST = &H1000
Global Const ahtOFN_CREATEPROMPT = &H2000
Global Const ahtOFN_SHAREAWARE = &H4000
Global Const ahtOFN_NOREADONLYRETURN = &H8000
Global Const ahtOFN_NOTESTFILECREATE = &H10000
Global Const ahtOFN_NONETWORKBUTTON = &H20000
Global Const ahtOFN_NOLONGNAMES = &H40000
' New for Windows 95
Global Const ahtOFN_EXPLORER = &H80000
Global Const ahtOFN_NODEREFERENCELINKS = &H100000
Global Const ahtOFN_LONGNAMES = &H200000


Private Sub cmdProcess_Click()
' ##################################
' #
' # SimNet Report Data Processing
' #
' ##################################
' #
' # Procedure:
' # Select SimNet Session To Load
' # Select Data File to Process
' # Check for any records with STUID > 9
' # If any records, prompt for correction
' #
' ###################################

Dim strFilter As String
Dim strInputFileName As String

txtDataFileLocationDisplay.value = ""

strFilter = ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter, "Text File (*.txt)", "*.txt")
strInputFileName = ahtCommonFileOpenSave( _
    Filter:=strFilter, OpenFile:=True, _
    DialogTitle:="Please select SimNet Results File for the " & cboSimNetSession & " session...", _
    Flags:=ahtOFN_HIDEREADONLY)
    
txtDataFileLocationDisplay.value = strInputFileName




End Sub




Function TestIt()
    Dim strFilter As String
    Dim lngFlags As Long
    strFilter = ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter, "Access Files (*.mda, *.mdb)", _
                    "*.MDA;*.MDB")
    strFilter = ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter, "dBASE Files (*.dbf)", "*.DBF")
    strFilter = ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter, "Text Files (*.txt)", "*.TXT")
    strFilter = ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter, "All Files (*.*)", "*.*")

    ' Uncomment this line to try the example
    ' allowing multiple file names:
    ' lngFlags = ahtOFN_ALLOWMULTISELECT Or ahtOFN_EXPLORER

    Dim result As Variant

    result = ahtCommonFileOpenSave(InitialDir:="C:\", _
        Filter:=strFilter, FilterIndex:=3, Flags:=lngFlags, _
        DialogTitle:="Hello! Open Me!")

    If lngFlags And ahtOFN_ALLOWMULTISELECT Then
        If IsArray(result) Then
            Dim i As Integer
            For i = 0 To UBound(result)
                MsgBox result(i)
            Next i
        Else
            MsgBox result
        End If
    Else
        MsgBox result
    End If

    ' Since you passed in a variable for lngFlags,
    ' the function places the output flags value in the variable.
    Debug.Print Hex(lngFlags)
End Function

Function GetOpenFile(Optional varDirectory As Variant, _
    Optional varTitleForDialog As Variant) As Variant

    ' Here's an example that gets an Access database name.
    Dim strFilter As String
    Dim lngFlags As Long
    Dim varFileName As Variant

    ' Specify that the chosen file must already exist,
    ' don't change directories when you're done
    ' Also, don't bother displaying
    ' the read-only box. It'll only confuse people.
    lngFlags = ahtOFN_FILEMUSTEXIST Or _
                ahtOFN_HIDEREADONLY Or ahtOFN_NOCHANGEDIR
    If IsMissing(varDirectory) Then
        varDirectory = ""
    End If
    If IsMissing(varTitleForDialog) Then
        varTitleForDialog = ""
    End If

    ' Define the filter string and allocate space in the "c"
    ' string Duplicate this line with changes as necessary for
    ' more file templates.
    strFilter = ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter, _
                "Access (*.mdb)", "*.MDB;*.MDA")

    ' Now actually call to get the file name.
    varFileName = ahtCommonFileOpenSave( _
                    OpenFile:=True, _
                    InitialDir:=varDirectory, _
                    Filter:=strFilter, _
                    Flags:=lngFlags, _
                    DialogTitle:=varTitleForDialog)
    If Not IsNull(varFileName) Then
        varFileName = TrimNull(varFileName)
    End If
    GetOpenFile = varFileName
End Function

Function ahtCommonFileOpenSave( _
            Optional ByRef Flags As Variant, _
            Optional ByVal InitialDir As Variant, _
            Optional ByVal Filter As Variant, _
            Optional ByVal FilterIndex As Variant, _
            Optional ByVal DefaultExt As Variant, _
            Optional ByVal FileName As Variant, _
            Optional ByVal DialogTitle As Variant, _
            Optional ByVal hwnd As Variant, _
            Optional ByVal OpenFile As Variant) As Variant

    ' This is the entry point you'll use to call the common
    ' file open/save dialog. The parameters are listed
    ' below, and all are optional.
    '
    ' In:
    ' Flags: one or more of the ahtOFN_* constants, OR'd together.
    ' InitialDir: the directory in which to first look
    ' Filter: a set of file filters, set up by calling
    ' AddFilterItem. See examples.
    ' FilterIndex: 1-based integer indicating which filter
    ' set to use, by default (1 if unspecified)
    ' DefaultExt: Extension to use if the user doesn't enter one.
    ' Only useful on file saves.
    ' FileName: Default value for the file name text box.
    ' DialogTitle: Title for the dialog.
    ' hWnd: parent window handle
    ' OpenFile: Boolean(True=Open File/False=Save As)
    ' Out:
    ' Return Value: Either Null or the selected filename
    Dim OFN As tagOPENFILENAME
    Dim strFileName As String
    Dim strFileTitle As String
    Dim fResult As Boolean

    ' Give the dialog a caption title.
    If IsMissing(InitialDir) Then InitialDir = CurDir
    If IsMissing(Filter) Then Filter = ""
    If IsMissing(FilterIndex) Then FilterIndex = 1
    If IsMissing(Flags) Then Flags = 0&
    If IsMissing(DefaultExt) Then DefaultExt = ""
    If IsMissing(FileName) Then FileName = ""
    If IsMissing(DialogTitle) Then DialogTitle = ""
    If IsMissing(hwnd) Then hwnd = Application.hWndAccessApp
    If IsMissing(OpenFile) Then OpenFile = True
    ' Allocate string space for the returned strings.
    strFileName = Left(FileName & String(256, 0), 256)
    strFileTitle = String(256, 0)
    ' Set up the data structure before you call the function
    With OFN
        .lStructSize = Len(OFN)
        .hwndOwner = hwnd
        .strFilter = Filter
        .nFilterIndex = FilterIndex
        .strFile = strFileName
        .nMaxFile = Len(strFileName)
        .strFileTitle = strFileTitle
        .nMaxFileTitle = Len(strFileTitle)
        .strTitle = DialogTitle
        .Flags = Flags
        .strDefExt = DefaultExt
        .strInitialDir = InitialDir
        ' Didn't think most people would want to deal with
        ' these options.
        .hInstance = 0
        '.strCustomFilter = ""
        '.nMaxCustFilter = 0
        .lpfnHook = 0
        'New for NT 4.0
        .strCustomFilter = String(255, 0)
        .nMaxCustFilter = 255
    End With
    ' This will pass the desired data structure to the
    ' Windows API, which will in turn it uses to display
    ' the Open/Save As Dialog.
    If OpenFile Then
        fResult = aht_apiGetOpenFileName(OFN)
    Else
        fResult = aht_apiGetSaveFileName(OFN)
    End If

    ' The function call filled in the strFileTitle member
    ' of the structure. You'll have to write special code
    ' to retrieve that if you're interested.
    If fResult Then
        ' You might care to check the Flags member of the
        ' structure to get information about the chosen file.
        ' In this example, if you bothered to pass in a
        ' value for Flags, we'll fill it in with the outgoing
        ' Flags value.
        If Not IsMissing(Flags) Then Flags = OFN.Flags
        If Flags And ahtOFN_ALLOWMULTISELECT Then
            ' Return the full array.
            Dim items As Variant
            Dim value As String
            value = OFN.strFile
            ' Get rid of empty items:
            Dim i As Integer
            For i = Len(value) To 1 Step -1
              If Mid$(value, i, 1) <> Chr$(0) Then
                Exit For
              End If
            Next i
            value = Mid(value, 1, i)

            ' Break the list up at null characters:
            items = Split(value, Chr(0))

            ' Loop through the items in the "array",
            ' and build full file names:
            Dim numItems As Integer
            Dim result() As String

            numItems = UBound(items) + 1
            If numItems > 1 Then
                ReDim result(0 To numItems - 2)
                For i = 1 To numItems - 1
                    result(i - 1) = FixPath(items(0)) & items(i)
                Next i
                ahtCommonFileOpenSave = result
            Else
                ' If you only select a single item,
                ' Windows just places it in item 0.
                ahtCommonFileOpenSave = items(0)
            End If
        Else
            ahtCommonFileOpenSave = TrimNull(OFN.strFile)
        End If
    Else
        ahtCommonFileOpenSave = vbNullString
    End If
End Function

Function ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter As String, _
    strDescription As String, Optional varItem As Variant) As String

    ' Tack a new chunk onto the file filter.
    ' That is, take the old value, stick onto it the description,
    ' (like "Databases"), a null character, the skeleton
    ' (like "*.mdb;*.mda") and a final null character.

    If IsMissing(varItem) Then varItem = "*.*"
    ahtAddFilterItem = strFilter & _
                strDescription & vbNullChar & _
                varItem & vbNullChar
End Function

Private Function TrimNull(ByVal strItem As String) As String
    Dim intPos As Integer

    intPos = InStr(strItem, vbNullChar)
    If intPos > 0 Then
        TrimNull = Left(strItem, intPos - 1)
    Else
        TrimNull = strItem
    End If
End Function

Private Function FixPath(ByVal path As String) As String
    If Right$(path, 1) <> "\" Then
        FixPath = path & "\"
    Else
        FixPath = path
    End If
End Function

boblarson said:
You have to move the part I am showing in red to the top.
Code: 
Option Compare Database
Option Explicit
[COLOR=red]'***************** Code Start **************
' This code was originally written by Ken Getz.
' It is not to be altered or distributed, 'except as part of an application.
' You are free to use it in any application,
' provided the copyright notice is left unchanged.
'
' Code originally courtesy of:
' Microsoft Access 95 How-To
' Ken Getz and Paul Litwin
' Waite Group Press, 1996
' Revised to support multiple files:
' 28 December 2007
Type tagOPENFILENAME
lStructSize As Long
hwndOwner As Long
hInstance As Long
strFilter As String
strCustomFilter As String
nMaxCustFilter As Long
nFilterIndex As Long
strFile As String
nMaxFile As Long
strFileTitle As String
nMaxFileTitle As Long
strInitialDir As String
strTitle As String
Flags As Long
nFileOffset As Integer
nFileExtension As Integer
strDefExt As String
lCustData As Long
lpfnHook As Long
lpTemplateName As String
End Type
Declare Function aht_apiGetOpenFileName Lib "comdlg32.dll" _
Alias "GetOpenFileNameA" (OFN As tagOPENFILENAME) As Boolean
Declare Function aht_apiGetSaveFileName Lib "comdlg32.dll" _
Alias "GetSaveFileNameA" (OFN As tagOPENFILENAME) As Boolean
Declare Function CommDlgExtendedError Lib "comdlg32.dll" () As Long
Global Const ahtOFN_READONLY = &H1
Global Const ahtOFN_OVERWRITEPROMPT = &H2
Global Const ahtOFN_HIDEREADONLY = &H4
Global Const ahtOFN_NOCHANGEDIR = &H8
Global Const ahtOFN_SHOWHELP = &H10
' You won't use these.
'Global Const ahtOFN_ENABLEHOOK = &H20
'Global Const ahtOFN_ENABLETEMPLATE = &H40
'Global Const ahtOFN_ENABLETEMPLATEHANDLE = &H80
Global Const ahtOFN_NOVALIDATE = &H100
Global Const ahtOFN_ALLOWMULTISELECT = &H200
Global Const ahtOFN_EXTENSIONDIFFERENT = &H400
Global Const ahtOFN_PATHMUSTEXIST = &H800
Global Const ahtOFN_FILEMUSTEXIST = &H1000
Global Const ahtOFN_CREATEPROMPT = &H2000
Global Const ahtOFN_SHAREAWARE = &H4000
Global Const ahtOFN_NOREADONLYRETURN = &H8000
Global Const ahtOFN_NOTESTFILECREATE = &H10000
Global Const ahtOFN_NONETWORKBUTTON = &H20000
Global Const ahtOFN_NOLONGNAMES = &H40000
' New for Windows 95
Global Const ahtOFN_EXPLORER = &H80000
Global Const ahtOFN_NODEREFERENCELINKS = &H100000
Global Const ahtOFN_LONGNAMES = &H200000
[/COLOR]Private Sub cmdProcess_Click()
' ##################################
' #
' # SimNet Report Data Processing
' #
' ##################################
' #
' # Procedure:
' # Select SimNet Session To Load
' # Select Data File to Process
' #
' ###################################
    Dim strFilter As String
    Dim strInputFileName As String
    txtDataFileLocationDisplay.value = ""
    strFilter = ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter, "Text File (*.txt)", "*.txt")
    strInputFileName = ahtCommonFileOpenSave( _
                       Filter:=strFilter, OpenFile:=True, _
                       DialogTitle:="Please select SimNet Results File for the " & cboSimNetSession & " session...", _
                       Flags:=ahtOFN_HIDEREADONLY)
    txtDataFileLocationDisplay.value = strInputFileName

End Sub
 
 

Function TestIt()
    Dim strFilter As String
    Dim lngFlags As Long
    strFilter = ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter, "Access Files (*.mda, *.mdb)", _
                                 "*.MDA;*.MDB")
    strFilter = ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter, "dBASE Files (*.dbf)", "*.DBF")
    strFilter = ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter, "Text Files (*.txt)", "*.TXT")
    strFilter = ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter, "All Files (*.*)", "*.*")
    ' Uncomment this line to try the example
    ' allowing multiple file names:
    ' lngFlags = ahtOFN_ALLOWMULTISELECT Or ahtOFN_EXPLORER
    Dim result As Variant
    result = ahtCommonFileOpenSave(InitialDir:="C:\", _
                                   Filter:=strFilter, FilterIndex:=3, Flags:=lngFlags, _
                                   DialogTitle:="Hello! Open Me!")
    If lngFlags And ahtOFN_ALLOWMULTISELECT Then
        If IsArray(result) Then
            Dim i As Integer
            For i = 0 To UBound(result)
                MsgBox result(i)
            Next i
        Else
            MsgBox result
        End If
    Else
        MsgBox result
    End If
    ' Since you passed in a variable for lngFlags,
    ' the function places the output flags value in the variable.
    Debug.Print Hex(lngFlags)
End Function
 

Function GetOpenFile(Optional varDirectory As Variant, _
                     Optional varTitleForDialog As Variant) As Variant
' Here's an example that gets an Access database name.
    Dim strFilter As String
    Dim lngFlags As Long
    Dim varFileName As Variant
    ' Specify that the chosen file must already exist,
    ' don't change directories when you're done
    ' Also, don't bother displaying
    ' the read-only box. It'll only confuse people.
    lngFlags = ahtOFN_FILEMUSTEXIST Or _
               ahtOFN_HIDEREADONLY Or ahtOFN_NOCHANGEDIR
    If IsMissing(varDirectory) Then
        varDirectory = ""
    End If
    If IsMissing(varTitleForDialog) Then
        varTitleForDialog = ""
    End If
    ' Define the filter string and allocate space in the "c"
    ' string Duplicate this line with changes as necessary for
    ' more file templates.
    strFilter = ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter, _
                                 "Access (*.mdb)", "*.MDB;*.MDA")
    ' Now actually call to get the file name.
    varFileName = ahtCommonFileOpenSave( _
                  OpenFile:=True, _
                  InitialDir:=varDirectory, _
                  Filter:=strFilter, _
                  Flags:=lngFlags, _
                  DialogTitle:=varTitleForDialog)
    If Not IsNull(varFileName) Then
        varFileName = TrimNull(varFileName)
    End If
    GetOpenFile = varFileName
End Function
 

Function ahtCommonFileOpenSave( _
         Optional ByRef Flags As Variant, _
         Optional ByVal InitialDir As Variant, _
         Optional ByVal Filter As Variant, _
         Optional ByVal FilterIndex As Variant, _
         Optional ByVal DefaultExt As Variant, _
         Optional ByVal FileName As Variant, _
         Optional ByVal DialogTitle As Variant, _
         Optional ByVal hwnd As Variant, _
         Optional ByVal OpenFile As Variant) As Variant
' This is the entry point you'll use to call the common
' file open/save dialog. The parameters are listed
' below, and all are optional.
'
' In:
' Flags: one or more of the ahtOFN_* constants, OR'd together.
' InitialDir: the directory in which to first look
' Filter: a set of file filters, set up by calling
' AddFilterItem. See examples.
' FilterIndex: 1-based integer indicating which filter
' set to use, by default (1 if unspecified)
' DefaultExt: Extension to use if the user doesn't enter one.
' Only useful on file saves.
' FileName: Default value for the file name text box.
' DialogTitle: Title for the dialog.
' hWnd: parent window handle
' OpenFile: Boolean(True=Open File/False=Save As)
' Out:
' Return Value: Either Null or the selected filename
    Dim OFN As tagOPENFILENAME
    Dim strFileName As String
    Dim strFileTitle As String
    Dim fResult As Boolean
    ' Give the dialog a caption title.
    If IsMissing(InitialDir) Then InitialDir = CurDir
    If IsMissing(Filter) Then Filter = ""
    If IsMissing(FilterIndex) Then FilterIndex = 1
    If IsMissing(Flags) Then Flags = 0&
    If IsMissing(DefaultExt) Then DefaultExt = ""
    If IsMissing(FileName) Then FileName = ""
    If IsMissing(DialogTitle) Then DialogTitle = ""
    If IsMissing(hwnd) Then hwnd = Application.hWndAccessApp
    If IsMissing(OpenFile) Then OpenFile = True
    ' Allocate string space for the returned strings.
    strFileName = Left(FileName & String(256, 0), 256)
    strFileTitle = String(256, 0)
    ' Set up the data structure before you call the function
    With OFN
        .lStructSize = Len(OFN)
        .hwndOwner = hwnd
        .strFilter = Filter
        .nFilterIndex = FilterIndex
        .strFile = strFileName
        .nMaxFile = Len(strFileName)
        .strFileTitle = strFileTitle
        .nMaxFileTitle = Len(strFileTitle)
        .strTitle = DialogTitle
        .Flags = Flags
        .strDefExt = DefaultExt
        .strInitialDir = InitialDir
        ' Didn't think most people would want to deal with
        ' these options.
        .hInstance = 0
        '.strCustomFilter = ""
        '.nMaxCustFilter = 0
        .lpfnHook = 0
        'New for NT 4.0
        .strCustomFilter = String(255, 0)
        .nMaxCustFilter = 255
    End With
    ' This will pass the desired data structure to the
    ' Windows API, which will in turn it uses to display
    ' the Open/Save As Dialog.
    If OpenFile Then
        fResult = aht_apiGetOpenFileName(OFN)
    Else
        fResult = aht_apiGetSaveFileName(OFN)
    End If
    ' The function call filled in the strFileTitle member
    ' of the structure. You'll have to write special code
    ' to retrieve that if you're interested.
    If fResult Then
        ' You might care to check the Flags member of the
        ' structure to get information about the chosen file.
        ' In this example, if you bothered to pass in a
        ' value for Flags, we'll fill it in with the outgoing
        ' Flags value.
        If Not IsMissing(Flags) Then Flags = OFN.Flags
        If Flags And ahtOFN_ALLOWMULTISELECT Then
            ' Return the full array.
            Dim items As Variant
            Dim value As String
            value = OFN.strFile
            ' Get rid of empty items:
            Dim i As Integer
            For i = Len(value) To 1 Step -1
                If Mid$(value, i, 1) <> Chr$(0) Then
                    Exit For
                End If
            Next i
            value = Mid(value, 1, i)
            ' Break the list up at null characters:
            items = Split(value, Chr(0))
            ' Loop through the items in the "array",
            ' and build full file names:
            Dim numItems As Integer
            Dim result() As String
            numItems = UBound(items) + 1
            If numItems > 1 Then
                ReDim result(0 To numItems - 2)
                For i = 1 To numItems - 1
                    result(i - 1) = FixPath(items(0)) & items(i)
                Next i
                ahtCommonFileOpenSave = result
            Else
                ' If you only select a single item,
                ' Windows just places it in item 0.
                ahtCommonFileOpenSave = items(0)
            End If
        Else
            ahtCommonFileOpenSave = TrimNull(OFN.strFile)
        End If
    Else
        ahtCommonFileOpenSave = vbNullString
    End If
End Function
 

Function ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter As String, _
                          strDescription As String, Optional varItem As Variant) As String
' Tack a new chunk onto the file filter.
' That is, take the old value, stick onto it the description,
' (like "Databases"), a null character, the skeleton
' (like "*.mdb;*.mda") and a final null character.
    If IsMissing(varItem) Then varItem = "*.*"
    ahtAddFilterItem = strFilter & _
                       strDescription & vbNullChar & _
                       varItem & vbNullChar
End Function
 

Private Function TrimNull(ByVal strItem As String) As String
    Dim intPos As Integer
    intPos = InStr(strItem, vbNullChar)
    If intPos > 0 Then
        TrimNull = Left(strItem, intPos - 1)
    Else
        TrimNull = strItem
    End If
End Function
 

Private Function FixPath(ByVal path As String) As String
    If Right$(path, 1) <> "\" Then
        FixPath = path & "\"
    Else
        FixPath = path
    End If
End Function
That's why, when you get code from a website like that, just put it into a new module of its own.
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1. I missed that you had this in a form's module. It can't be. It needs to be in a STANDARD MODULE (and named something other than any existing function name - so you can name the module something like basFileOps). I should have seen the cmdProcess_Click() in there and said that to begin with.

2. If you put it into a standard module (not a form or report or class module but a standard module) then to call it all you have to to is to use the name like this from your form module:

Code: 
Private Sub cmdProcess_Click()
' ##################################
' #
' # SimNet Report Data Processing
' #
' ##################################
' #
' # Procedure:
' # Select SimNet Session To Load
' # Select Data File to Process
' #
' ###################################
    Dim strFilter As String
    Dim strInputFileName As String
    txtDataFileLocationDisplay = ""
    strFilter = ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter, "Text File (*.txt)", "*.txt")
    strInputFileName = ahtCommonFileOpenSave( _
                       Filter:=strFilter, OpenFile:=True, _
                       DialogTitle:="Please select SimNet Results File for the " & cboSimNetSession & " session...", _
                       Flags:=ahtOFN_HIDEREADONLY)
    txtDataFileLocationDisplay.value = strInputFileName
[B][COLOR=red]txtDataFileLocationDisplay = GetOpenFile[/COLOR][/B]
 
End Sub

And if you want to pass the initial directory to look in and the title for the dialog:
Code: 
[B][COLOR=#ff0000]txtDataFileLocationDisplay = GetOpenFile("C:\MyDirectory","MyTitleForTheDialog")[/COLOR][/B]

 
Works like a charm... thank you for your guidance.

One question. Is there a way to start it off in a particular directory when it opens the dialog?
 
psycoperl1 said:
Works like a charm... thank you for your guidance.

One question. Is there a way to start it off in a particular directory when it opens the dialog?
Click to expand...

I gave you that answer in the last post :D
boblarson said:
And if you want to pass the initial directory to look in...
Click to expand...
Code: 
txtDataFileLocationDisplay = GetOpenFile([B][COLOR=red]"C:\MyDirectory"[/COLOR][/B],"MyTitleForTheDialog")
 
Hey Boblarson,
First I would like to say thanks for all of your time and support. A lot of my problems have been solved by google searching and using your tips on these forums. I am currently working in a data base that I have created, which uses the same function of the open/save dialog box to import files into a database, and it is based off of the code from the link you have placed in the previous posts. I am able to import one file at a time perfectly, but I am wondering how to import multple files at once, which will all append into the same table. In the code there is a line to select multiple files, but the docmd.transfertext no longer works. Is there a way to have the multiple files imported besides re-running this code for every file I would neet?

Thanks.

Here is the code I am currently using as well.

Code: 
Dim strFilter As String
    Dim lngFlags As Long
 
    'strFilter = ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter, "Access Files (*.mda, *.mdb)", _
                    "*.MDA;*.MDB")
    'strFilter = ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter, "dBASE Files (*.dbf)", "*.DBF")
    'strFilter = ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter, "Text Files (*.txt)", "*.TXT")
    strFilter = ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter, "All Files (*.*)", "*.*")
    ' Uncomment this line to try the example
    ' allowing multiple file names:
    lngFlags = ahtOFN_ALLOWMULTISELECT Or ahtOFN_EXPLORER
    Dim result As Variant
    result = ahtCommonFileOpenSave(InitialDir:="I:\CI00710\Commissions\Smart Office\Golden Rule", _
        Filter:=strFilter, FilterIndex:=3, Flags:=lngFlags, _
        DialogTitle:="Hello! Open Me!")
 
 
    If lngFlags And ahtOFN_ALLOWMULTISELECT Then
        If IsArray(result) Then
            Dim i As Integer
            For i = 0 To UBound(result)
                MsgBox result(i)
            Next i
        Else
            MsgBox result
        End If
    Else
        MsgBox result
    End If
    ' Since you passed in a variable for lngFlags,
    ' the function places the output flags value in the variable.
    Debug.Print Hex(lngFlags)
 
 
 DoCmd.TransferText acImportDelim, "", "tblgoldenruledata", result, True, ""



boblarson said:
As shown in the example he gave at the top:

Code: 
strSaveFileName = ahtCommonFileOpenSave( _
                                    OpenFile:=False, _          
                                    Filter:=strFilter, _
                    Flags:=ahtOFN_OVERWRITEPROMPT Or ahtOFN_READONLY)
 
DoCmd.TransferText acImportDelim, "YourImportSpecificationNameHere", "TableNameToImportTo", [COLOR=red]strSaveFileName[/COLOR], True

And if you aren't sure how to set up an Import Specification, see here.
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PhenomHTPC I would start a new thread on this. There is a better way for you using the Office File Dialog (as long as you have Access 2002 or higher) and it can do multiple selections and then you would just iterate through the ItemsSelected collection.

So start a new thread and we'll go from there.
 
Hey BobLarson, Thanks for the quick response. I started a new thread in the macros section titled "Select and Import Multiple files to a Table through Open/Save Dialog Box".

Thanks!
~John
 
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