_Application.GetSaveAsFilename(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 Save As dialog box and gets a file name from the user without actually saving any files.

public object GetSaveAsFilename (object InitialFilename, object FileFilter, object FilterIndex, object Title, object ButtonText);

Public Function GetSaveAsFilename (Optional InitialFilename As Object, Optional FileFilter As Object, Optional FilterIndex As Object, Optional Title As Object, Optional ButtonText As Object) As Object

Parameters

InitialFilename: Object

Optional Object. Specifies the suggested file name. If this argument is omitted, Microsoft Excel uses the active workbook's name.

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 number 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 default title is used.

ButtonText: Object

Optional Object. Macintosh only.

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. Returns False if the user cancels the dialog box.

This method may change the current drive or folder.

Applies to