_Application.GetOpenFilename(Object, Object, Object, Object, Object) Method

Reference

Definition

Namespace:: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel

Assembly:: Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.dll

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Displays the standard Open dialog box and gets a file name from the user without actually opening any files.

public object GetOpenFilename (object FileFilter, object FilterIndex, object Title, object ButtonText, object MultiSelect);

Public Function GetOpenFilename (Optional FileFilter As Object, Optional FilterIndex As Object, Optional Title As Object, Optional ButtonText As Object, Optional MultiSelect As Object) As Object

Parameters

FileFilter: Object

Optional Object. A string specifying file filtering criteria.This string consists of pairs of file filter strings followed by the MS-DOS wildcard file filter specification, with each part and each pair separated by commas. Each separate pair is listed in the Files of type drop-down list box. For example, the following string specifies two file filters — text and addin: "Text Files (.txt),.txt,Add-In Files (.xla),.xla".To use multiple MS-DOS wildcard expressions for a single file filter type, separate the wildcard expressions with semicolons, for example, "Visual Basic Files (.bas; .txt),.bas;.txt".If omitted, this argument defaults to "All Files (.),.".

FilterIndex: Object

Optional Object. Specifies the index numbers of the default file filtering criteria, from 1 to the number of filters specified in FileFilter. If this argument is omitted or greater than the number of filters present, the first file filter is used.

Title: Object

Optional Object. Specifies the title of the dialog box. If this argument is omitted, the title is "Open."

ButtonText: Object

Optional Object. Macintosh only.

MultiSelect: Object

Optional Object. True to allow multiple file names to be selected. False to allow only one file name to be selected. The default value is False.

Returns

Object

Remarks

This method returns the selected file name or the name entered by the user. The returned name may include a path specification. If MultiSelect is True, the return value is an array of the selected file names (even if only one filename is selected). Returns False if the user cancels the dialog box.

This method may change the current drive or folder.

Applies to