Alan- In Access it's a little different. This function will open the Windows Common Dialog and will return the path to the file that the user selects. Just place this in a module. The parameter .InitDir selects the Initial Directory that the Common Dialog will open. This function returns the path to file as a string like this "C:\Path\To\File" if you need to use UNC like "\\server\drive\Path\To\File I have a function for that too. -Anthony ------------------------------------------------------- Public Function getFile() As String Dim strSource As String Dim cdl As CommonDialog Set cdl = New CommonDialog With cdl .DialogTitle = "Select Database to Copy" .Filter = "Access 97/2000 (*.mdb)|*.mdb" .CancelError = False .InitDir = "C:\My Documents" .ShowOpen End With strSource = cdl.FileName If strSource = "" Then MsgBox "Cancel clicked" Exit Function Else MsgBox strSource End If getFile = strSource End Function --------------------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: Alan Forster [mailto:Alan.Forster@xxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Wednesday, December 11, 2002 11:55 AM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Access file open dialog Hello, Access 2000 (may have to back save to 97) I am trying to get the user to specify a filename. In Excel I use GetOpenFilename. Is there a similar function in Access that I am yet to find? If I use Excel.Application.GetOpenFilename then it opens up in the My Documents directory, even if I change the current directory and drive before calling the dialog. How can I force it to open in the directory I want it to? Any help appreciated, Cheers, Alan. The information in this e-mail is confidential and intended to be solely for the use of the addressee(s) and may contain copyright and/or legally privileged information. If you are not the addressee (or responsible for delivery of the message to the addressee) please e-mail us at postmaster@xxxxxxxxxxx and delete the message from your computer; copying, distribution, use or disclosure of its contents is strictly prohibited. As Internet communications are capable of data corruption no responsibility is accepted for changes made to this message after it was sent. For this reason it may be inappropriate to rely on advice contained in any e-mail without obtaining written confirmation of it. In addition, no liability or responsibility is accepted for viruses and it is your responsibility to scan attachments (if any). Please note that for business purposes, outgoing and incoming emails from and to the company may be monitored and recorded. Mouchel Consulting Ltd, Registered Office : West Hall, Parvis Road, West Byfleet, Surrey UK KT14 6EZ Registered No : 1686040 ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=unsubscribe Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles ************************************************************* ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?Subject=unsubscribe Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************