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Function name : GetOpenFileName

Group: Common Dialog Box - Library: comdlg32

The GetOpenFileName function creates an Open dialog box that lets the user specify the drive, directory, and the name of a file or set of files to open.

Code examples:

Creating the Open dialog box to specify the drive, directory, and name of a file to open

Declaration:

BOOL GetOpenFileName(
	LPOPENFILENAME lpofn
);

FoxPro declaration:

DECLARE INTEGER GetOpenFileName IN comdlg32;
	STRING @ lpofn

Parameters:

lpofn [in, out] Pointer to an OPENFILENAME structure that contains information used to initialize the dialog box. When GetOpenFileName returns, this structure contains information about the user"s file selection.

Return value:

If the user specifies a file name and clicks the OK button, the return value is nonzero.

Comments:

The GetFileNameFromBrowse provides similar functionality.