I am wondering if it is possible thru VBScript to invoke the Open file
dialog box similar to the GetOpenfilename method in VBA.

Here is what I would like to do: when a user click a button, this Open file
dialog box will popup (without actually opening up the file) and let the
user choose a file from a initial directory and initial type (ie. *.txt,
C:\my documents\subfolder), then put the path to this file in a text input
box.  This is very similar to the input type = "file" (fileUpload) property
in HTML, but I would like to control the initial directory and the initial
file type for them to search.

Any help will be appreciated.

Joey K

I am wondering if it is possible thru vbscript to invoke
the Open file
dialog box similar to the GetOpenfilename method in VBA.

Here is what I would like to do: when a user click a
button, this Open file
dialog box will popup (without actually opening up the
file) and let the
user choose a file from a initial directory and initial
type (ie. *.txt,
C:\my documents\subfolder), then put the path to this file
in a text input
box.  This is very similar to the input type = "file"
(fileUpload) property
in HTML, but I would like to control the initial directory
and the initial
file type for them to search.

Any help will be appreciated.

Joey K

To use the file open (browse) dialog, there are a couple of free controls out
there that "wraps" the comctrl dialogs in an ocx object:

WSHShellExtend ActiveX control
http://www.borncity.de/WSHBazaar/WSHBazaar.htm

and

http://home.att.net/~wshvbs/index.htm
search down the page for a link to:
   "Using the system "Open" and "SaveAs" Common Dialogs... "

--
torgeir

Is there a way that does not depends on third-party OCX file?  The HTML page
is host on a UNIX webserver.

Thanks,
Joey