by T-REX Software (14 Submissions)
Category: Windows API Call/Explanation
Compatability: Visual Basic 4.0 (32-bit)
Difficulty: Unknown Difficulty
Originally Published: Wed 24th March 1999
Date Added: Mon 8th February 2021
Rating: 
(1 Votes)
Calls the "Open File Dialog" without need for an OCX
API Declarations
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
Private Declare Function GetOpenFileName Lib "comdlg32.dll" Alias "GetOpenFileNameA" (pOpenfilename As OPENFILENAME) As Long
VBcoders
Dim ofn As OPENFILENAME
ofn.lStructSize = Len(ofn)
ofn.hwndOwner = Form1.hWnd
ofn.hInstance = App.hInstance
ofn.lpstrFilter = "Text Files (*.txt)" + Chr$(0) + "*.txt" + Chr$(0) + "Rich Text Files (*.rtf)" + Chr$(0) + "*.rtf" + Chr$(0)
ofn.lpstrFile = Space$(254)
ofn.nMaxFile = 255
ofn.lpstrFileTitle = Space$(254)
ofn.nMaxFileTitle = 255
ofn.lpstrInitialDir = curdir
ofn.lpstrTitle = "Our File Open Title"
ofn.flags = 0
Dim a
a = GetOpenFileName(ofn)
If (a) Then
MsgBox "File to Open: " + Trim$(ofn.lpstrFile)
Else
MsgBox "Cancel was pressed"
End If
