I am using Application.GetOpenFileName to prompt a user to select a file
from a list of files. It works fine to select a type of file
such a *.txt.

What I would like to do is to narrow the selection further, e.g.

sample*.txt.

The filter in the Application.GetOpenFileName does not recognize
anything before the *. This example would still display all .txt
files.

Has anyone come up with a method to display only certain files of a
specific type?



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When the Open Filename dialog box opens, type sample*.txt and click the OK
button.

Milind
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I am using Application.GetOpenFileName to prompt a user to select a file
from a list of files. It works fine to select a type of file
such a *.txt.

What I would like to do is to narrow the selection further, e.g.

sample*.txt.

The filter in the Application.GetOpenFileName does not recognize
anything before the *. This example would still display all .txt
files.

Has anyone come up with a method to display only certain files of a
specific type?



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Hi,

Try the example given in the help
Application.GetOpenFilename("Text Files (*.txt), *.txt")

Regards,
SSR

"ptrowe" wrote in message
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I am using Application.GetOpenFileName to prompt a user to select a file
from a list of files. It works fine to select a type of file
such a *.txt.

What I would like to do is to narrow the selection further, e.g.

sample*.txt.

The filter in the Application.GetOpenFileName does not recognize
anything before the *. This example would still display all .txt
files.

Has anyone come up with a method to display only certain files of a
specific type?



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