File-Open dialog box (VBA)

Using VB editor in Word97 I am attempting to write a macro which brings up the File-Open dialog box. The user will then choose a file and the file's path will be stored into a string.

For example:
1. User runs macro.
2. File Open dialog box pops up.
3. User selects the file dummy.txt from the root of the C: drive.
4. The string "C:\dummy.txt" is stored into the variable strPath.

Thanks in advance.

You will need to use the Common Dialog control.

First add a reference to Microsoft Common Dialog Control 6.0
Then use the following code:

Sub Macro()

CommonDialog1.Filter = "Text Files (*.txt)|*.txt|"

CommonDialog1.ShowOpen

strPath = CommonDialog1.FileName

End Sub

Hope this helps...