Hello Everyone
I am trying to get VB 5 to properly list all the files in the
commondialog box.

I have used *.*,*.;.* some files have no filenames just extension,
some files have a filename but no extension which I will not explain
why.

I am trying to get VB to list a file called sample.txt, sample and
txt which is in the root. Now when I use the dialog box and change to
the root directory it shows the subdirectories but none of the other
existing files.

I know they exist because the filenames appear in Windows File
Explorer correctly. So what is wrong?

:
:
 On Error GoTo DialogError
 With CommonDialog1
  .CancelError = True
  .Filter = "All files (*.*) *.*;*;.*| Text files (*.txt)|*.txt"
  .DialogTitle = "Select a file to open"
  .ShowOpen

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TIA

You need to set the filter property!

Something like this:

"All files (*.*)|(*.*)|"

Change the | to a CHR(0) if not using the common dialog ocx.

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Richard Cardarelle
Eclipse Applications
www.eclipseapplications.com

Hello Everyone
I am trying to get VB 5 to properly list all the files in the
commondialog box.

I have used *.*,*.;.* some files have no filenames just extension,
some files have a filename but no extension which I will not explain
why.

I am trying to get VB to list a file called sample.txt, sample and
txt which is in the root. Now when I use the dialog box and change to
the root directory it shows the subdirectories but none of the other
existing files.

I know they exist because the filenames appear in Windows File
Explorer correctly. So what is wrong?

:
:
 On Error GoTo DialogError
 With CommonDialog1
  .CancelError = True
  .Filter = "All files (*.*) *.*;*;.*| Text files (*.txt)|*.txt"
  .DialogTitle = "Select a file to open"
  .ShowOpen

Please respond to this newsgroup.

TIA