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[PITBULLCJR]

Is there anyway to hit a command button and have the windows browse box come up and when they click on a file vb can put the address of the file in a text box. Also can you make it so that it only reads exe files or say scr files or anything like that? Basically just like the start run.

[Serge]

Add a Microsoft Common Dialog Control to your form and use this code:

    On Error Resume Next
    
    With CommonDialog1
        .CancelError = True
        .Filter = "Custom Selection (*.exe, *.scr)|*.exe;*.scr"
        .ShowOpen
        If Err.Number = cdlCancel Then Exit Sub
        Text1.Text = .FileName
    End With

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Serge

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[Joacim Andersson]

Yes, use the common dialog control. Click Components on the Project menu and check the control. Put the control on a form and use code simular to this:

Private Sub cmdBrowse_Click()
On Error Resume Next
With CommonDialog1
.CancelError = True
.DialogTitle = "Browse"
.Filter = "Program files|*.exe|Screen savers|*.scr"
.Flags = cdlOFNHideReadOnly + cdlOFNFileMustExist
.ShowOpen
If Err = cdlCancel Then
Exit Sub
End If
Text1 = .filename
End Sub

Good luck!

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Joacim Andersson
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www.YellowBlazer.com

[PITBULLCJR]

Hey thanks guys but I have one more question. It works great but how can you make it so that it will also show all files?

[Serge]

You can create 2 selections in a FileType Combobox.

    On Error Resume Next
    
    With CommonDialog1
        .CancelError = True
        .Filter = "Custom Selection (*.exe, *.scr)|*.exe;*.scr|All Files (*.*)|*.*"
        .ShowOpen
        If Err.Number = cdlCancel Then Exit Sub
        Text1.Text = .FileName
    End With

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Serge

Software Developer
[email protected]
[email protected]
ICQ#: 51055819

[Joacim Andersson]

The Filter property is used to choose what files are visible in the dialog box. It has the following syntax:

CommonDialog1.Filter = "description1 |filter1 |description2 |filter2..."

Where discription is a string expression describing the file types (i.e All Files) and the filter is a string expression specifying the filename extension (i.e *.*).

You can have as many filters as you like:

CommonDialog1.Filter = "Program files|*.exe|Text documents|*.txt|HTML|*.htm;*.html|All files|*.*"

Good luck!

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Joacim Andersson
[email protected]
[email protected]
www.YellowBlazer.com

[PITBULLCJR]

Hey Thanks guys. It works great now. I really apretaite (I don't think I spelled that right but who cares)it. Do you guys have anyidea how to change desktop themes or screen savers and mouse pointers and desktop size and stuff like that?