XPost: microsoft.public.vb.general.discussion, microsoft.public.vb   
   From: dsarvas@yahoo.com   
      
   THANK YOU, Karl!!!   
      
   Works like a charm!   
      
   Don   
      
      
   On Fri, 5 Sep 2008 13:06:44 -0700, "Karl E. Peterson"    
   wrote:   
      
   >Don wrote:   
   >> How can I capture the name of the file a user right clicks in the open   
   >> file dialog using the common dialog box control?   
   >   
   >You'd have to use the GetOpenFileName API directly, set a callback hook to the   
   >common dialog that results, and watch for CDN_SELCHANGE notifications.  Call   
   >SendMessage with CDM_GETSPEC to get the filename:   
   >   
   >      Case CDN_SELCHANGE   
   >         ' Find handle to dialog window.   
   >         hWnd = GetParent(hDlg)   
   >         ' Get size of buffer required for filespec.   
   >         nChars = SendMessage(hWnd, CDM_GETSPEC, 0&, ByVal m_FileEx)   
   >         ' Get the full buffer for the filespec(s)   
   >         If nChars > 0 Then   
   >            m_FileEx = Space$(nChars)   
   >            Call SendMessage(hWnd, CDM_GETSPEC, nChars, ByVal m_FileEx)   
   >         End If   
   >   
   >Optionally, test which mouse button is down at this point, to decide how to   
   proceed.   
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