Windows style file selection 1

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Ever wanted to have the user select a file but use the windows interface? Just found out how.

Insert > Control > activeX and select Microsoft common Dialog control.

Now drag the icon onto you probject in an out of the way sprite channel

now to display your open box just do
(sprite spritenumyouused).showopen

then to get the filename
X = (sprite spritenumyouused).filename

And there you have it, a windows open file style dialog in Director. I might actually start using VB controls in Director in preference to director in VB now I found this.

If you have visual basic you can use that to quickly examine the control to find all its uses.