GetOpenFilename Method
Applies To
Application object.
Description
Displays the standard Open dialog box and gets a file name from the user without actually opening any files.
Syntax
expression.GetOpenFilename(FileFilter, FilterIndex, Title, ButtonText, MultiSelect)
expression Required. An expression that returns an Application object.
FileFilter Optional Variant. A string specifying file filtering criteria.
In Windows, this string consists of pairs of file filter strings followed by the MS-DOS wildcard file filter specification, with each part and each pair separated by commas. Each separate pair is listed in the Files of type drop-down list box. For example, the following string specifies two file filters, text and add-in: "Text Files (*.txt),*.txt,Add-In Files (*.xla),*.xla".
To use multiple MS-DOS wildcard expressions for a single file filter type, separate the wildcard expressions with semicolons; for example, "Visual Basic Files (*.bas; *.txt),*.bas;*.txt".
If omitted in Windows, this argument defaults to "All Files (*.*),*.*".
On the Macintosh, this string is a list of comma-separated file type codes (for example, "TEXT,XLA5,XLS4"). Spaces are significant and shouldn't be inserted before or after the comma separators unless they're part of the file type code. If omitted, this argument defaults to all file types.
FilterIndex Optional Variant. Windows only (ignored on the Macintosh). Specifies the index numbers of the default file filtering criteria, from 1 to the number of filters specified in FileFilter. If this argument is omitted or greater than the number of filters present, the first file filter is used.
Title Optional Variant. Windows only (ignored on the Macintosh). Specifies the title of the dialog box. If this argument is omitted, the title is "Open."
ButtonText Optional Variant. Macintosh only (ignored in Windows). Specifies the text used for the Open button in the dialog box. If this argument is omitted, the button text is "Open."
MultiSelect Optional Variant. True to allow multiple file names to be selected. False to allow only one file name to be selected. The default value is False.
Remarks
This method returns the selected file name or the name entered by the user. The returned name may include a path specification. If MultiSelect is True, the return value is an array of the selected file names (even if only one file name is selected). Returns False if the user cancels the dialog box.
This method may change the current drive or folder.
See Also
GetSaveAsFilename method, Open method.
Example
This example displays the Open dialog box, with the file filter set to text files. If the user chooses a file name, the code displays that file name in a message box.
fileToOpen = Application.GetOpenFilename("Text Files (*.txt), *.txt")
If fileToOpen <> False Then
MsgBox "Open " & fileToOpen
End If
This is the same example in Microsoft Excel for the Macintosh.
fileToOpen = Application.GetOpenFilename("TEXT")
If fileToOpen <> False Then
MsgBox "Open " & fileToOpen
End If