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GetOpenFileName Method (ISldWorks)

Prompts the user for the name of the file to open.

.NET Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Function GetOpenFileName( _
   ByVal DialogTitle As String, _
   ByVal InitialFileName As String, _
   ByVal FileFilter As String, _
   ByRef OpenOptions As Integer, _
   ByRef ConfigName As String, _
   ByRef DisplayName As String _
) As String
Visual Basic (Usage) 
Dim instance As ISldWorks
Dim DialogTitle As String
Dim InitialFileName As String
Dim FileFilter As String
Dim OpenOptions As Integer
Dim ConfigName As String
Dim DisplayName As String
Dim value As String
 
value = instance.GetOpenFileName(DialogTitle, InitialFileName, FileFilter, OpenOptions, ConfigName, DisplayName)
C# 
string GetOpenFileName( 
   string DialogTitle,
   string InitialFileName,
   string FileFilter,
   out int OpenOptions,
   out string ConfigName,
   out string DisplayName
)
C++/CLI 
String^ GetOpenFileName( 
&   String^ DialogTitle,
&   String^ InitialFileName,
&   String^ FileFilter,
&   [Out] int OpenOptions,
&   [Out] String^ ConfigName,
&   [Out] String^ DisplayName
)

Parameters

DialogTitle
Title of the dialog
InitialFileName
Path and filename of the file to open
FileFilter
Filename extension of the file to open
OpenOptions
Not used
ConfigName
Name of the configuration
DisplayName
Recommended filename to use

Return Value

Actual path and filename of the file  opened

Example

 

See Also

Availability

SolidWorks 2005 FCS, Revision Number 13.0


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