Peter,
This is somewhat similar:
Put this code in a Public module and call it with: FileOpen
In this instance it puts the path AND Filename into a textbox
on the calling form.
' This is one line ...
Private Declare Function GetOpenFileName Lib "comdlg32.dll" Alias "GetOpenFileNameA" (pOpenfilename As OPENFILENAME) As Long
Public Type OPENFILENAME
lStructSize As Long
hwndOwner As Long
hInstance As Long
lpstrFilter As String
lpstrCustomFilter As String
nMaxCustFilter As Long
nFilterIndex As Long
lpstrFile As String
nMaxFile As Long
lpstrFileTitle As String
nMaxFileTitle As Long
lpstrInitialDir As String
lpstrTitle As String
flags As Long
nFileOffset As Integer
nFileExtension As Integer
lpstrDefExt As String
lCustData As Long
lpfnHook As Long
lpTemplateName As String
End Type
Public Sub FileOpen()
Dim OpenFile As OPENFILENAME
Dim lReturn As Long
Dim sFilter As String
Dim t As String
Dim i As Integer
Dim j As Integer
OpenFile.lStructSize = Len(OpenFile)
'OpenFile.hwndOwner = Form1.Hwnd
'OpenFile.hInstance = App.hInstance
sFilter = "Word Files (*.doc)" & Chr(0) & "*.doc" & Chr(0)
OpenFile.lpstrFilter = sFilter
OpenFile.nFilterIndex = 1
OpenFile.lpstrFile = String(257, 0)
OpenFile.nMaxFile = Len(OpenFile.lpstrFile) - 1
OpenFile.lpstrFileTitle = OpenFile.lpstrFile
OpenFile.nMaxFileTitle = OpenFile.nMaxFile
OpenFile.lpstrInitialDir = "C:\"
OpenFile.lpstrTitle = "Use the Comdlg API not the OCX"
OpenFile.flags = 0
lReturn = GetOpenFileName(OpenFile)
For i = 1 To 20
t = Mid$(OpenFile.lpstrFile, i, 1)
j = Asc(t)
Next i
If lReturn = 0 Then
' This is where it puts the path and filename ...
Forms![ReadSubsystemDocument].[FileName] = ""
Else
OpenFile.lpstrFile = Mid$(OpenFile.lpstrFile, 1, InStr(1, OpenFile.lpstrFile, Chr(0)) - 1)
' This is where it puts the path and filename ...
Forms![ReadSubsystemDocument].[FileName] = Trim(OpenFile.lpstrFile)
End If
hth,
Wayne
