1. Introduction
2. Using the Control
3. Using the Open/Save Dialog
4. Using the Print Dialog
5. Using the Colour Dialog
6. A Better Common Dialog Control!

Comments

1. Abhilash Ashok
   23 Jul 2009 at 05:53

   As far as I know. This is a licensed control from Microsoft, which requires a license file (*.lpk) file generated using the LPK Tool from Microsoft.

   When I run the above code, it shows an error as *object cannot be found 'CommonDialog1' *.

   As a result, I slightly modified the code as:

   Set CommonDialog1 = CreateObject("MSComDlg.CommonDialog")
   
   ' Sets the File List box to Word documents and Excel documents
   CommonDialog1.Filter = "Word Documents (*.doc)|*.doc|Excel Spreadsheets (*.xls)|*.xls"
   
   ' Set the default files type to Word Documents
   CommonDialog1.FilterIndex = 1
   
   ' Sets the flags - File must exist and Hide Read only
   CommonDialog1.Flags = cdlOFNFileMustExist + cdlOFNHideReadOnly
   
   ' Set dialog box so an error occurs if the dialogbox is cancelled
   CommonDialog1.CancelError = True
   
   ' Enables error handling to catch cancel error
   On Error Resume Next
   ' display the dialog box
   CommonDialog1.ShowOpen
   If Err Then
       ' This code runs if the dialog was cancelled
       Msgbox "Dialog Cancelled"
       'Exit Sub
   End If
   ' Displays a message box.
   Msgbox "You selected " & CommonDialog1.FileName
   

   Aftewards, it shows an error as: Class is not licensed for use.

   Any Idea why its happening. Thanks.

2. Kannan c
   17 Dec 2008 at 12:50
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3. Kannan c
   17 Dec 2008 at 12:49
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4. ffrreeaakk
   20 Feb 2007 at 20:28
   I know what you're thinking about. I have exactly the same problem. I don't know how to make Common Dialog Box show such window: http://img230.imageshack.us/img230/7206/selectdirectorytt2.jpg
5. Anas Al-Sebie Yague
   26 Jul 2006 at 09:57

   Dear Sir

   Thanks for you help and I like you way that you got it, but my questation is Can I use Common Dialog without use File Type? because I need only open folder without select file "Only Folder Path"

6. takedownca
   20 Apr 2004 at 19:45

   Using the FileName (path) and FileTitle (filename) properties of the dialog control,
   

   Code:

   
   Dim FilePathOnly As String
   

   
   FilePathOnly = Left(FileName, Len(FileName) - Len(FileTitle))
   'or
   FilePathOnly = Left(FileName, InStrRev(FileName, "\"))
   

   
   'or if you use a scripting runtime
   Dim fso As FileSystemObject
   

   
   FilePathOnly = fso.GetPath(FileName)
   

7. Josh Johnson
   24 Dec 2003 at 07:58

   Code:

   OpenPath = App.Path & "\templates\"
   

   
   OpenFileWName = TreeView1.SelectedItem
   

   
   If OpenFileWName = OpenPath Then
   MsgBox "You can not select a directory.  Please select a template file."
   Else
   frmMain.RichTextBox1.LoadFile OpenPath + OpenWFileName
   'Unload Me
   End If

   
   

   
   And it should be as simple as that
   

   
   Any idea on my problem? I posted it on here as darkwolf
   

8. Josh Johnson
   20 Dec 2003 at 17:20

   is there a way of getting just the path of the file this way, without the file name in it?
   E.G. if i open
   C:\Windows\Wini.ini
   can i get the program to read just
   C:\Windows
   from that?

9. Joel Strellner
   24 Sep 2002 at 01:47
   Thanks.
   
   I have decided to do it a different way though.  I am now using a Tree view to list all files in the directory.  It allows a much better interface for what I am trying to accomplish.
   
   I do have a new problem though.  The main function of the form (frmNewTemplate) is to open a file an put the contents into a rich textbox on the main form (frmMain) but it doesn't seem to be working.  If I put a RichTextBox on the frmNewTemplate it is able to open the file and put it into the RichTextBox correctly but when I change it to be placed into the frmMain it doesn't update the RichTextBox.
   
   Do have any ideas on how to pass the information from frmNewTemplate to frmMain?
   
   I have included the code below.  Again it works until the part of updating frmMain.
   
   Code:

   
   
   OpenPath = App.Path & "\templates\"
   
   OpenFileWName = TreeView1.SelectedItem
   
   If OpenFileWName = OpenPath Then
   MsgBox "You can not select a directory.  Please select a template file."
   Else
   Open OpenPath & OpenFileWName For Input As #1
      Do Until EOF(1)
      Line Input #1, lineoftext$
          If frmMain.RichTextBox1.Text = "" Then
          alltext$ = lineoftext$
          Else
          alltext$ = alltext$ & vbCrLf & lineoftext$
          End If
      frmMain.RichTextBox1.Text = alltext$
      Loop
   Close #1
   
   'Unload Me
   End If
   
   

   
   
   Thank you in advance for any help that you or anyone else may provide.
   
   Joel Strellner
10. nzjonboy
    24 Sep 2002 at 00:25
    if you are using the common dialog control in your app then you can set the initdir property to the folder you want the dialog to default to.
    
    I think you may need to check the file selected to ensure that it was chosen from the path that your trying to restrict to.
    
    
11. Joel Strellner
    23 Sep 2002 at 18:28
    Is there a way to make it display files in a preselected directory?  In a program I am making I would like for people to only open a file in a certain directory.  I do not want the common dialog to default to their desktop but to a folder in the applications folder.
    
    Thank you,
    Joel Strellner
12. Developer Fusion Bot
    01 Jan 1999 at 00:00

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