I used this ComDlg.cls for file open and save dialogs,
Option Explicit
DefStr S
DefLng N
DefBool B
DefVar V
' OFN constants.
Const OFN_ALLOWMULTISELECT As Long = &H200
Const OFN_CREATEPROMPT As Long = &H2000
Const OFN_EXPLORER As Long = &H80000
Const OFN_EXTENSIONDIFFERENT As Long = &H400
Const OFN_FILEMUSTEXIST As Long = &H1000
Const OFN_HIDEREADONLY As Long = &H4
Const OFN_LONGNAMES As Long = &H200000
Const OFN_NOCHANGEDIR As Long = &H8
Const OFN_NODEREFERENCELINKS As Long = &H100000
Const OFN_OVERWRITEPROMPT As Long = &H2
Const OFN_PATHMUSTEXIST As Long = &H800
Const OFN_READONLY As Long = &H1
' The maximum length of a single file path.
Const MAX_PATH As Long = 260
' This MAX_BUFFER value allows you to select approx.
' 500 files with an average length of 25 characters.
' Change this value as needed.
Const MAX_BUFFER As Long = 50 * MAX_PATH
' String constants:
Const sBackSlash As String = "\"
Const sPipe As String = "|"
' API functions to use the Windows common dialog boxes.
Private Declare Function GetOpenFileName _
Lib "COMDLG32.DLL" Alias "GetOpenFileNameA" _
(pOpenfilename As OPENFILENAME) As Long
Private Declare Function GetSaveFileName _
Lib "COMDLG32.DLL" Alias "GetSaveFileNameA" _
(pOpenfilename As OPENFILENAME) As Long
Private Declare Function GetActiveWindow _
Lib "user32" () As Long
' Type declaration, used by GetOpenFileName and
' GetSaveFileName.
Private Type OPENFILENAME
lStructSize As Long
hwndOwner As Long
hInstance As Long
lpstrFilter As String
lpstrCustomFilter As String
nMaxCustFilter As Long
nFilterIndex As Long
lpstrFile As String
nMaxFile As Long
lpstrFileTitle As String
nMaxFileTitle As Long
lpstrInitialDir As String
lpstrTitle As String
Flags As Long
nFileOffset As Integer
nFileExtension As Integer
lpstrDefExt As String
lCustData As Long
lpfnHook As Long
lpTemplateName As String ' Can also be a Long.
End Type
' Private variables.
Private OFN As OPENFILENAME
Private colFileTitles As New Collection
Private colFileNames As New Collection
Private sFullName
Private sFileTitle
Private sPath
Private sExtension
' Public enumeration variable.
Public Enum XFlags
PathMustExist = OFN_PATHMUSTEXIST
FileMustExist = OFN_FILEMUSTEXIST
PromptToCreateFile = OFN_CREATEPROMPT
End Enum
Property Let AllowMultiSelect(bFlag)
SetFlag OFN_ALLOWMULTISELECT, bFlag
End Property
Property Let DialogTitle(sCaption)
OFN.lpstrTitle = sCaption
End Property
Property Let Filter(vFilter)
If IsArray(vFilter) Then _
vFilter = Join(vFilter, vbNullChar)
OFN.lpstrFilter = _
Replace(vFilter, sPipe, vbNullChar) & vbNullChar
End Property
Property Get Filter()
With OFN
If .nFilterIndex Then
Dim sTemp()
sTemp = Split(.lpstrFilter, vbNullChar)
Filter = sTemp(.nFilterIndex * 2 - 2) & sPipe & _
sTemp(.nFilterIndex * 2 - 1)
End If
End With
End Property
Property Let FilterIndex(nIndex)
OFN.nFilterIndex = nIndex
End Property
Property Get FilterIndex() As Long
FilterIndex = OFN.nFilterIndex
End Property
Property Let RestoreCurDir(bFlag)
SetFlag OFN_NOCHANGEDIR, bFlag
End Property
Property Let ExistFlags(nFlags As XFlags)
OFN.Flags = OFN.Flags Or nFlags
End Property
Property Let CheckBoxVisible(bFlag)
SetFlag OFN_HIDEREADONLY, Not bFlag
End Property
Property Let CheckBoxSelected(bFlag)
SetFlag OFN_READONLY, bFlag
End Property
Property Get CheckBoxSelected() As Boolean
CheckBoxSelected = OFN.Flags And OFN_READONLY
End Property
Property Let FileName(sFileName)
If Len(sFileName) <= MAX_PATH Then _
OFN.lpstrFile = sFileName
End Property
Property Get FileName() As String
FileName = sFullName
End Property
Property Get FileNames() As Collection
Set FileNames = colFileNames
End Property
Property Get FileTitle() As String
FileTitle = sFileTitle
End Property
Property Get FileTitles() As Collection
Set FileTitles = colFileTitles
End Property
Property Let Directory(sInitDir)
OFN.lpstrInitialDir = sInitDir
End Property
Property Get Directory() As String
Directory = sPath
End Property
Property Let Extension(sDefExt)
OFN.lpstrDefExt = LCase$(left$( _
Replace(sDefExt, ".", vbNullString), 3))
End Property
Property Get Extension() As String
Extension = sExtension
End Property
Function ShowOpen() As Boolean
ShowOpen = show(True)
End Function
Function ShowSave() As Boolean
' Set or clear appropriate flags for Save As dialog.
SetFlag OFN_ALLOWMULTISELECT, False
SetFlag OFN_PATHMUSTEXIST, True
SetFlag OFN_OVERWRITEPROMPT, True
ShowSave = show(False)
End Function
Private Function show(bOpen)
With OFN
.lStructSize = Len(OFN)
' Could be zero if no owner is required.
.hwndOwner = GetActiveWindow
' If the RO checkbox must be checked, we should also
' display it.
If .Flags And OFN_READONLY Then _
SetFlag OFN_HIDEREADONLY, False
' Create large buffer if multiple file selection
' is allowed.
.nMaxFile = IIf(.Flags And OFN_ALLOWMULTISELECT, _
MAX_BUFFER + 1, MAX_PATH + 1)
.nMaxFileTitle = MAX_PATH + 1
' Initialize the buffers.
.lpstrFile = .lpstrFile & String$( _
.nMaxFile - 1 - Len(.lpstrFile), 0)
.lpstrFileTitle = String$(.nMaxFileTitle - 1, 0)
' Display the appropriate dialog.
If bOpen Then
show = GetOpenFileName(OFN)
Else
show = GetSaveFileName(OFN)
End If
If show Then
' Remove trailing null characters.
Dim nDoubleNullPos
nDoubleNullPos = InStr(.lpstrFile & vbNullChar, _
String$(2, 0))
If nDoubleNullPos Then
' Get the file name including the path name.
sFullName = left$(.lpstrFile, nDoubleNullPos - 1)
' Get the file name without the path name.
sFileTitle = left$(.lpstrFileTitle, _
InStr(.lpstrFileTitle, vbNullChar) - 1)
' Get the path name.
sPath = left$(sFullName, .nFileOffset - 1)
' Get the extension.
If .nFileExtension Then
sExtension = Mid$(sFullName, .nFileExtension + 1)
End If
' If sFileTitle is a string,
' we have a single selection.
If Len(sFileTitle) Then
' Add to the collections.
colFileTitles.add _
Mid$(sFullName, .nFileOffset + 1)
colFileNames.add sFullName
Else ' Tear multiple selection apart.
Dim sTemp(), nCount
sTemp = Split(sFullName, vbNullChar)
' If array contains no elements,
' UBound returns -1.
If UBound(sTemp) > LBound(sTemp) Then
' We have more than one array element!
' Remove backslash if sPath is the root folder.
If Len(sPath) = 3 Then _
sPath = left$(sPath, 2)
' Loop through the array, and create the
' collections; skip the first element
' (containing the path name), so start the
' counter at 1, not at 0.
For nCount = 1 To UBound(sTemp)
colFileTitles.add sTemp(nCount)
' If the string already contains a backslash,
' the user must have selected a shortcut
' file, so we don't add the path.
colFileNames.add IIf(InStr(sTemp(nCount), _
sBackSlash), sTemp(nCount), _
sPath & sBackSlash & sTemp(nCount))
Next
' Clear this variable.
sFullName = vbNullString
End If
End If
' Add backslash if sPath is the root folder.
If Len(sPath) = 2 Then _
sPath = sPath & sBackSlash
End If
End If
End With
End Function
Private Sub SetFlag(nValue, bTrue)
' Wrapper routine to set or clear bit flags.
With OFN
If bTrue Then
.Flags = .Flags Or nValue
Else
.Flags = .Flags And Not nValue
End If
End With
End Sub
Private Sub Class_Initialize()
' This routine runs when the object is created.
OFN.Flags = OFN.Flags Or OFN_EXPLORER Or _
OFN_LONGNAMES Or OFN_HIDEREADONLY
End Sub
