CommonDialog FileOpen

[Doug Owen]

I am new to VB and am having a little difficulty with the common dialog File Open control. Basicly I cant open the selected file. I can get the string however I dont seem to be able to connect the string to the Open button on the Control window.
If I right click on the file and select open the file will open.

[Cakkie]

The commondialog box doesn't do the opening itself, you will have to do that. The common dialog only supplies a graphical interface. After you pressed the open button, check the filename property of the dialog control. This will contain the file you selected.

If you right click on a file, it's default popup will show up, and it is explorer that is opening the file, not the commondialog.

Tom Cannaerts
slisse@planetinternet.be

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[Doug Owen]

Thanks for the help.
I have tried FileOpen, Documents.Open and others.
I can open a specific document associated with a known application and get the MsgBox but I need a wee bit of code to help me open any file, as one does with explorer.

[Cimperiali]

read carefully:
http://www.mvps.org/vbnet/code/shell/shellexecute.htm

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[Doug Owen]

Thanks alot.

Have fun

Doug