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How to show File Save dialog without using Common Dialog Control

Posted on January 4, 2009
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'System & API - How to show File Save dialog without using Common Dialog Control
Option Explicit
 
Private Type OPENFILENAME
    lStructSize As Long
    hwndOwner As Long
    hInstance As Long
    lpstrFilter As String
    lpstrCustomFilter As String
    nMaxCustFilter As Long
    nFilterIndex As Long
    lpstrFile As String
    nMaxFile As Long
    lpstrFileTitle As String
    nMaxFileTitle As Long
    lpstrInitialDir As String
    lpstrTitle As String
    flags As Long
    nFileOffset As Integer
    nFileExtension As Integer
    lpstrDefExt As String
    lCustData As Long
    lpfnHook As Long
    lpTemplateName As String
End Type
 
Public Const OFN_READONLY = &H1
Public Const OFN_OVERWRITEPROMPT = &H2
Public Const OFN_HIDEREADONLY = &H4
Public Const OFN_NOCHANGEDIR = &H8
Public Const OFN_SHOWHELP = &H10
Public Const OFN_ENABLEHOOK = &H20
Public Const OFN_ENABLETEMPLATE = &H40
Public Const OFN_ENABLETEMPLATEHANDLE = &H80
Public Const OFN_NOVALIDATE = &H100
Public Const OFN_ALLOWMULTISELECT = &H200
Public Const OFN_EXTENSIONDIFFERENT = &H400
Public Const OFN_PATHMUSTEXIST = &H800
Public Const OFN_FILEMUSTEXIST = &H1000
Public Const OFN_CREATEPROMPT = &H2000
Public Const OFN_SHAREAWARE = &H4000
Public Const OFN_NOREADONLYRETURN = &H8000
Public Const OFN_NOTESTFILECREATE = &H10000
Public Const OFN_NONETWORKBUTTON = &H20000
Public Const OFN_NOLONGNAMES = &H40000                      '  force no long names for 4.x modules
Public Const OFN_EXPLORER = &H80000                         '  new look commdlg
Public Const OFN_NODEREFERENCELINKS = &H100000
Public Const OFN_LONGNAMES = &H200000                       '  force long names for 3.x modules

Public Const OFN_SHAREFALLTHROUGH = 2
Public Const OFN_SHARENOWARN = 1
Public Const OFN_SHAREWARN = 0
 
Private Declare Function GetSaveFileName Lib "comdlg32.dll" Alias "GetSaveFileNameA" _
    (pOpenfilename As OPENFILENAME) As Long
 
Public Function SaveDialog(Form1 As Form, Filter As String, Title As String, _
    InitDir As String) As String
    Dim ofn As OPENFILENAME
    Dim A As Long
    ofn.lStructSize = Len(ofn)
    ofn.hwndOwner = Form1.hwnd
    ofn.hInstance = App.hInstance
    If Right$(Filter, 1) <> "|" Then Filter = Filter + "|"
    For A = 1 To Len(Filter)
        If Mid$(Filter, A, 1) = "|" Then Mid$(Filter, A, 1) = Chr$(0)
    Next
    ofn.lpstrFilter = Filter
    ofn.lpstrFile = Space$(254)
    ofn.nMaxFile = 255
    ofn.lpstrFileTitle = Space$(254)
    ofn.nMaxFileTitle = 255
    ofn.lpstrInitialDir = InitDir
    ofn.lpstrTitle = Title
    ofn.flags = OFN_HIDEREADONLY Or OFN_OVERWRITEPROMPT Or OFN_CREATEPROMPT
    A = GetSaveFileName(ofn)
 
    If (A) Then
        SaveDialog = Trim$(ofn.lpstrFile)
    Else
        SaveDialog = ""
    End If
End Function
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