Common Dialog Filter

Hi,

How do I avoid showing all types of files in the Common Dialog control.

I tried setting the Filter property to "*.txt" at design time but all files in the directory will show up regardless of extensions.

Am I specifying the property wrong or is there another way to do it?

Thanks in advance.

Something like this should work for you:

Code:

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    MyForm.MyDialog.DefaultExt = "TXT"
    MyForm.MyDialog.Filter = "Text Files(*.TXT)|*.TXT"

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Marty

Place a CommonDialog box on your form.
Open the code window for the Form procedure and add the following code.

Code:

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Private Sub Form_Load()

'Setup common dialog box for open file type. Add filter
    CommonDialog1.Filter = "Text Documents(*.txt)|*.txt"
    CommonDialog1.DialogTitle = "Select a File to Load"
    CommonDialog1.Action = 1  'Opem File type
End Sub

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Hope this helps.

Ruchi

[This message has been edited by Ruchi (edited 12-06-1999).]

Stick a common dialog control on your form together with a command button - double click on the button to get the code then enter:

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Private Sub Command1_Click()

With CommonDialog1
.Filter = "Wav Files|*.wav"
If Err.Number = cdlCancel Then Exit Sub
MMControl1.FileName = .FileName
End With

End Sub
-- Hope this helps!