Filter Property

Syntax

CWIMAQImageDialog.Filter

Data Type

String

Purpose

The filters that are displayed in the type list box of a dialog box.

Remarks

Use the pipe ( | ) symbol (ASCII 124) to separate the description and filter values. Do not include spaces before or after the pipe symbol, because these spaces will be displayed with the description and filter values.

The following code shows an example of a filter that enables the user to select bitmap files or JPEG files.

Bitmaps (*.bmp)|*.bmp|JPEGs (*.jpg)|*.jpg

When you specify more than one filter for a dialog box, use the FilterIndex property to determine which filter is displayed as the default.

Example

Dim ImageDialog As New CWIMAQImageDialog
ImageDialog.DialogTitle = "Select a file"
ImageDialog.Filter = "All files (*.*)|*|All image types (*.bmp;*.tif;*.png;*.jpg;*.apd)|*.bmp;*.tif;*.png;*.jpg;*.apd|Bitmaps (*.bmp)|*.bmp|TIFF files (*.tif)|*.tif|PNG files (*.png)|*.png|JPEG files (*.jpg)|*.jpg|AIPD files (*.apd)|*.apd||"
ImageDialog.FilterIndex = 2
ImageDialog.ShowOpen
MsgBox "The file you selected is: " & ImageDialog.FileName

See Also

FilterIndex