1) Using the following code, I would like the file browser open up to the
last used directory.

2) I borrowed this code from previous posts, but I do not clearly
understand it. Could anyone direct me to a source where I could study this
more in depth?

Thank You.

Smokii

Option Explicit

Public 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


'32-bit API declarations
Declare Function SHGetPathFromIDList Lib "shell32.dll" _
Alias "SHGetPathFromIDListA" (ByVal pidl As Long, ByVal pszPath As String)
As Long


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

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
call Cancel
End If
End Function