API Call OpenFileDialog

[Dave Biggs]

OpenFileDialog() is actually a wrapper for the API function GetOpenFilename(). Code in ComDlg32.inc
takes care of filling the appropriate structures for you. Here's another example..

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#COMPILE EXE
#DIM ALL
#INCLUDE "ComDlg32.INC"
 
FUNCTION PBMAIN () AS LONG
 DIM sFileSpec AS String
 DIM Res       AS LONG
 
  OpenFileDialog (0, _                                  ' parent window
                  "OpenFile", _                         ' caption
                  sFileSpec, _                          ' filename   <- gets set to user selection
                  CurDir$, _                            ' start directory
                  "Basic Files|*.bas|All Files|*.*", _  ' filename filter
                  "bas", _                              ' default extension
                  0 _                                   ' flags
                 ) To Res
 
  If Res <> 0 Then                                      ' Res nonzero = Not cancelled, No error
    ? PathName$(NAMEX, sFileSpec) & " - - - " & PathName$(PATH, sFileSpec)
  End If
 WAITKEY$
END FUNCTION 
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[Mel Bishop]

Try this format. It returns full path/filename in one string.

#INCLUDE "comdlg32.inc"
    FUNCTION PBMAIN
    LOCAL result AS LONG
    LOCAL f      AS STRING
    LOCAL STYLE  AS DWORD
    LOCAL PATH   AS STRING

    Result = OpenFileDialog(0, "Open File", f, "", "All Files|*.*|All Files|*.*", "txt", STYLE)
    CLS
    PRINT;result
    PRINT;f
    WAITKEY$
    END FUNCTION

[Charles Perry]

Using PBCC 5 with ComDlg32.INC
The following is the test code.

The question is how do I get the File name/path from the API call?
The Function stores the File name and path at string pointer in ofn.lpstrFile, but ofn is declared local.
The Function return a fail/nofail status only.

#COMPILE EXE
#DIM ALL
#INCLUDE "ComDlg32.INC"
FUNCTION PBMAIN () AS LONG
DIM FileName AS OpenFileName5 'Declare structure
PRINT OpenFileDialog ( ASC($NUL), _ ' parent window
"", _ ' caption
"test.bas", _ ' filename
"", _ ' start directory
"", _ ' filename filter
"bas", _ ' default extension
0 _ ' flags
)
END FUNCTION