Re: Windows File Open/Save Dialog

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Jeff C wrote:
Is there a way to insert a call for the Windows File Open/Save As Dialog so that a user could invoke the process manually rather than leaving the process in the task scheduler?


hi Jeff,

There are at least three ways to do this.

Way 1: The usual recommendation you get here is to use a hidden
copy of IE, and implementing an input tag with type = file. This
will get you an open dialog and with some scripting you can allow
the user to select a file. There is also some mention of using
the OLECMD SaveAs. You can use Google Advanced Group search to
find sample code. Start here:

http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.scripting.vbscript/browse_thread/thread/608124e0511dface/6d97b029d452bc86?lnk=st&q=#6d97b029d452bc86

Way 2: There are various actX objects around, capable of showing
the open and saveas dialogs. If you don't mind using a 3rd-party
control, then this is probably the easiest way. Otherwise, you
could write the control yourself. I wrote one such control, and
it only took a few lines of (vb) code.

Way 3: (for hard-core propeller-head geeks only). You could use
the system api directly from script, to get the open and saveas
dialogs. If you are interested in this approach, look up
DynaWrap and/or DynaCall for calling api's directly from script.

cheers, jw
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