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FileDialog Property

Returns a FileDialog object that represents a single instance of a file dialog box.

expression   Required. An expression that returns an Application object.

Type  Required MsoFileDialogType. The type of dialog to return.

Example

This example displays the Save As dialog box.

Sub ShowSaveAsDialog()
    Dim dlgSaveAs As FileDialog
    Set dlgSaveAs = Application.FileDialog( _
        Type:=msoFileDialogSaveAs)
    dlgSaveAs.Show
End Sub

This example displays the Open dialog box and allows a user to select multiple files to open.

Sub ShowFileDialog()
    Dim dlgOpen As FileDialog
    Set dlgOpen = Application.FileDialog( _
        Type:=msoFileDialogOpen)
    With dlgOpen
        .AllowMultiSelect = True
        .Show
    End With
End Sub