Dialog_OpenFile

Description

Open common open file dialog.

Syntax

sFile = Dialog_OpenFile(hwnd, Caption, DefaultDirectory, FileFilter, DefaultExtension, Options)

Returns

String.

Parameters

Name	Type	Optional	Meaning
hwnd	Number	No	Handle of the dialog containing the control
Caption	String	No	Dialog caption
DefaultDirectory	String	No	Default starting dialog directory
FileFilter	String	No	String expression representing file filters
DafaultExtension	String	No	Default extension to use
Options	Number	No	See common dialog equates

Remarks

Restrictions

See also

Examples

USES "UI"

USES "File"

DIM sFile AS STRING

DIM sFilter AS STRING

sFilter = "thinBasic Files (*.tBasic, *.tBasicc)|*.tBasic;*.tBasicc|"

sFilter += "Basic Files (*.BAS, *.INC)|*.BAS;*.INC|"

sFilter += "Resource Files (*.RC)|*.RC|"

sFilter += "Help files (*.HLP)|*.HLP|"

sFilter += "Text Files (*.TXT)|*.TXT|"

sFilter += "Word processing (*.RTF)|*.RTF|"

sFilter += "All Files (*.*)|*.*"

sFile = Dialog_OpenFile(0, _

"Open a file", _

DIR_GetCurrent, _

sFilter, _

"tBasic", _

%OFN_FILEMUSTEXIST OR %OFN_HIDEREADONLY or %OFN_ENABLESIZING)

MSGBOX 0, sFile