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Open File(s) using the GetOpenFilename dialog

VBA How To

Open File(s) using the GetOpenFilename dialog

by  Bowers74  Posted    (Edited  )
The following two procedures allow you to select a file (or multiple files) to open by using the GetOpenFilename dialog box:

To open a single file
Code:
Sub OpenSingleFile()
Dim Filter As String, Title As String
Dim FilterIndex As Integer
Dim Filename As Variant
[color green]' File filters[/color]
Filter = "Excel Files (*.xls),*.xls," & _
        "Text Files (*.txt),*.txt," & _
        "All Files (*.*),*.*"
[color green]' Default Filter to *.*[/color]
FilterIndex = 3
[color green]' Set Dialog Caption[/color]
Title = "Select a File to Open"
[color green yellow]' Select Start Drive & Path[/color]
ChDrive ("E")
ChDir ("E:\Chapters\chap14")
With Application
    [color green]' Set File Name to selected File[/color]
    Filename = .GetOpenFilename(Filter, FilterIndex, Title)
    [color green yellow]' Reset Start Drive/Path[/color]
    ChDrive (Left(.DefaultFilePath, 1))
    ChDir (.DefaultFilePath)
End With
[color green]' Exit on Cancel[/color]
If Filename = False Then
    MsgBox "No file was selected."
    Exit Sub
End If
' Open File
Workbooks.Open Filename
MsgBox Filename, vbInformation, "File Opened" [color green]' This can be removed[/color]
End Sub

To open multiple files (or a single file)

Code:
Sub OpenMultipleFiles()
Dim Filter As String, Title As String, msg As String
Dim i As Integer, FilterIndex As Integer
Dim Filename As Variant
[color green]' File filters[/color]
Filter = "Excel Files (*.xls),*.xls," & _
        "Text Files (*.txt),*.txt," & _
        "All Files (*.*),*.*"
[color green]'   Default filter to *.*[/color]
    FilterIndex = 3
[color green]' Set Dialog Caption[/color]
Title = "Select File(s) to Open"
[color green yellow]' Select Start Drive & Path[/color]
ChDrive ("E")
ChDir ("E:\Chapters\chap14")
With Application
    [color green]' Set File Name Array to selected Files (allow multiple)[/color]
    Filename = .GetOpenFilename(Filter, FilterIndex, Title, , True)
    [color green yellow]' Reset Start Drive/Path[/color]
    ChDrive (Left(.DefaultFilePath, 1))
    ChDir (.DefaultFilePath)
End With
[color green]' Exit on Cancel[/color]
If Not IsArray(Filename) Then
    MsgBox "No file was selected."
    Exit Sub
End If
[color green]' Open Files[/color]
For i = LBound(Filename) To UBound(Filename)
    msg = msg & Filename(i) & vbCrLf [color green]' This can be removed[/color]
    Workbooks.Open Filename(i)
Next i
MsgBox msg, vbInformation, "Files Opened"[color green]' This can be removed[/color]
End Sub

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