To get a folder name, run the Sub

TryGettingDirectory

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'created using John Walkenbach's "Microsoft Excel 2000 Power
' Programming with VBA" example as a basic starting point
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'32-bit API declarations
Private Declare Function SHGetPathFromIDList Lib "shell32.dll" _
Alias "SHGetPathFromIDListA" (ByVal pidl As Long, _
ByVal pszPath As String) As Long

Private Declare Function SHBrowseForFolder Lib "shell32.dll" _
Alias "SHBrowseForFolderA" (lpBrowseInfo As BROWSEINFO) _
As Long

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'Public Type BROWSEINFO
Private Type BROWSEINFO
hOwner As Long
pidlRoot As Long
pszDisplayName As String
lpszTitle As String
ulFlags As Long
lpfn As Long
lParam As Long
iImage As Long
End Type
'================================================
Sub TryGettingDirectory()
MsgBox GetDirectory("Try Me")
End Sub

'================================================
Private Function GetDirectory(Optional Msg) As String
Dim bInfo As BROWSEINFO
Dim Path As String
Dim r As Long, x As Long, pos As Integer

' Root folder = Desktop
bInfo.pidlRoot = 0&

' Title in the dialog
If IsMissing(Msg) Then
bInfo.lpszTitle = "Select a folder."
Else
bInfo.lpszTitle = Msg
End If

' Type of directory to return
bInfo.ulFlags = &H1

' Display the dialog
x = SHBrowseForFolder(bInfo)

' Parse the result
Path = Space$(512)
r = SHGetPathFromIDList(ByVal x, ByVal Path)
If r Then
pos = InStr(Path, Chr$(0))
GetDirectory = Left(Path, pos - 1)
Else
GetDirectory = ""
End If
End Function
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