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FileDialog Property

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

expression   Required. An expression that returns one of the objects in the Applies To list.

FileDialogType  Required MsoFileDialogType. The type of dialog.

Example

This example displays the Save As dialog box.

Sub ShowSaveAsDialog()
    Dim dlgSaveAs As FileDialog
    Set dlgSaveAs = Application.FileDialog( _
        FileDialogType:=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( _
        FileDialogType:=msoFileDialogOpen)
    With dlgOpen
        .AllowMultiSelect = True
        .Show
    End With
End Sub