Common Dialog Control

Introduction

All editions of Visual Basic come with the Common Dialog Control. This control allows you to display common dialog boxes like Open, Set Colour, and Print, simply by setting a few properties. To add the Common Dialog Control to your project click Project | Components. Then check the box next to Microsoft Common Dialog Control and clikc OK. You will now see a new icon in your toolbox.

REQUIRED FILES

If you will be installing a program using the Common Dialog control, you need to distribute the following files:
CMDLG32.OCX - 137KB

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