Open File Dialog

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I used the suggested code from this forum to import a file with the open file dialog box. It works great to that point, but how do I specify which table I want it to populate with this data?? Thanks!

Here's the code:

vb Code: Original - vb Code Type tagOPENFILENAMElStructSize As LonghwndOwner As LonghInstance As LongstrFilter As StringstrCustomFilter As StringnMaxCustFilter As LongnFilterIndex As LongstrFile As StringnMaxFile As LongstrFileTitle As StringnMaxFileTitle As LongstrInitialDir As StringstrTitle As StringFlags As LongnFileOffset As IntegernFileExtension As IntegerstrDefExt As StringlCustData As LonglpfnHook As LonglpTemplateName As StringEnd TypeDeclare Function aht_apiGetOpenFileName Lib "comdlg32.dll" _Alias "GetOpenFileNameA" (OFN As tagOPENFILENAME) As BooleanDeclare Function aht_apiGetSaveFileName Lib "comdlg32.dll" _Alias "GetSaveFileNameA" (OFN As tagOPENFILENAME) As BooleanDeclare Function CommDlgExtendedError Lib "comdlg32.dll" () As LongGlobal Const ahtOFN_READONLY = &H1Global Const ahtOFN_OVERWRITEPROMPT = &H2Global Const ahtOFN_HIDEREADONLY = &H4Global Const ahtOFN_NOCHANGEDIR = &H8Global Const ahtOFN_SHOWHELP = &H10' You won't use these.'Global Const ahtOFN_ENABLEHOOK = &H20'Global Const ahtOFN_ENABLETEMPLATE = &H40'Global Const ahtOFN_ENABLETEMPLATEHANDLE = &H80Global Const ahtOFN_NOVALIDATE = &H100Global Const ahtOFN_ALLOWMULTISELECT = &H200Global Const ahtOFN_EXTENSIONDIFFERENT = &H400Global Const ahtOFN_PATHMUSTEXIST = &H800Global Const ahtOFN_FILEMUSTEXIST = &H1000Global Const ahtOFN_CREATEPROMPT = &H2000Global Const ahtOFN_SHAREAWARE = &H4000Global Const ahtOFN_NOREADONLYRETURN = &H8000Global Const ahtOFN_NOTESTFILECREATE = &H10000Global Const ahtOFN_NONETWORKBUTTON = &H20000Global Const ahtOFN_NOLONGNAMES = &H40000' New for Windows 95Global Const ahtOFN_EXPLORER = &H80000Global Const ahtOFN_NODEREFERENCELINKS = &H100000Global Const ahtOFN_LONGNAMES = &H200000Function TestIt()Dim strFilter As StringDim lngFlags As LongstrFilter = ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter, "Access Files (*.mda, *.mdb)", _"*.MDA;*.MDB")strFilter = ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter, "dBASE Files (*.dbf)", "*.DBF")strFilter = ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter, "Text Files (*.txt)", "*.TXT")strFilter = ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter, "All Files (*.*)", "*.*")MsgBox "You selected: " & ahtCommonFileOpenSave(InitialDir:="C:", _Filter:=strFilter, FilterIndex:=3, Flags:=lngFlags, _DialogTitle:="Hello! Open Me!")' Since you passed in a variable for lngFlags,' the function places the output flags value in the variable.Debug.Print Hex(lngFlags)End FunctionFunction GetOpenFile(Optional varDirectory As Variant, _Optional varTitleForDialog As Variant) As Variant' Here's an example that gets an Access database name.Dim strFilter As StringDim lngFlags As LongDim varFileName As Variant' Specify that the chosen file must already exist,' don't change directories when you're done' Also, don't bother displaying' the read-only box. It'll only confuse people.lngFlags = ahtOFN_FILEMUSTEXIST Or _ahtOFN_HIDEREADONLY Or ahtOFN_NOCHANGEDIRIf IsMissing(varDirectory) ThenvarDirectory = ""End IfIf IsMissing(varTitleForDialog) ThenvarTitleForDialog = ""End If' Define the filter string and allocate space in the "c"' string Duplicate this line with changes as necessary for' more file templates.strFilter = ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter, _"Access (*.mdb)", "*.MDB;*.MDA")' Now actually call to get the file name.varFileName = ahtCommonFileOpenSave( _OpenFile:=True, _InitialDir:=varDirectory, _Filter:=strFilter, _Flags:=lngFlags, _DialogTitle:=varTitleForDialog)If Not IsNull(varFileName) ThenvarFileName = TrimNull(varFileName)End IfGetOpenFile = varFileNameEnd FunctionFunction ahtCommonFileOpenSave( _Optional ByRef Flags As Variant, _Optional ByVal InitialDir As Variant, _Optional ByVal Filter As Variant, _Optional ByVal FilterIndex As Variant, _Optional ByVal DefaultExt As Variant, _Optional ByVal FileName As Variant, _Optional ByVal DialogTitle As Variant, _Optional ByVal hwnd As Variant, _Optional ByVal OpenFile As Variant) As Variant' This is the entry point you'll use to call the common' file open/save dialog. The parameters are listed' below, and all are optional.'' In:' Flags: one or more of the ahtOFN_* constants, OR'd together.' InitialDir: the directory in which to first look' Filter: a set of file filters, set up by calling' AddFilterItem. See examples.' FilterIndex: 1-based integer indicating which filter' set to use, by default (1 if unspecified)' DefaultExt: Extension to use if the user doesn't enter one.' Only useful on file saves.' FileName: Default value for the file name text box.' DialogTitle: Title for the dialog.' hWnd: parent window handle' OpenFile: Boolean(True=Open File/False=Save As)' Out:' Return Value: Either Null or the selected filenameDim OFN As tagOPENFILENAMEDim strFileName As StringDim strFileTitle As StringDim fResult As Boolean' Give the dialog a caption title.If IsMissing(InitialDir) Then InitialDir = CurDirIf IsMissing(Filter) Then Filter = ""If IsMissing(FilterIndex) Then FilterIndex = 1If IsMissing(Flags) Then Flags = 0&If IsMissing(DefaultExt) Then DefaultExt = ""If IsMissing(FileName) Then FileName = ""If IsMissing(DialogTitle) Then DialogTitle = ""If IsMissing(hwnd) Then hwnd = Application.hWndAccessAppIf IsMissing(OpenFile) Then OpenFile = True' Allocate string space for the returned strings.strFileName = Left(FileName & String(256, 0), 256)strFileTitle = String(256, 0)' Set up the data structure before you call the functionWith OFN.lStructSize = Len(OFN).hwndOwner = hwnd.strFilter = Filter.nFilterIndex = FilterIndex.strFile = strFileName.nMaxFile = Len(strFileName).strFileTitle = strFileTitle.nMaxFileTitle = Len(strFileTitle).strTitle = DialogTitle.Flags = Flags.strDefExt = DefaultExt.strInitialDir = InitialDir' Didn't think most people would want to deal with' these options..hInstance = 0'.strCustomFilter = ""'.nMaxCustFilter = 0.lpfnHook = 0'New for NT 4.0.strCustomFilter = String(255, 0).nMaxCustFilter = 255End With' This will pass the desired data structure to the' Windows API, which will in turn it uses to display' the Open/Save As Dialog.If OpenFile ThenfResult = aht_apiGetOpenFileName(OFN)ElsefResult = aht_apiGetSaveFileName(OFN)End If' The function call filled in the strFileTitle member' of the structure. You'll have to write special code' to retrieve that if you're interested.If fResult Then' You might care to check the Flags member of the' structure to get information about the chosen file.' In this example, if you bothered to pass in a' value for Flags, we'll fill it in with the outgoing' Flags value.If Not IsMissing(Flags) Then Flags = OFN.FlagsahtCommonFileOpenSave = TrimNull(OFN.strFile)ElseahtCommonFileOpenSave = vbNullStringEnd IfEnd FunctionFunction ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter As String, _strDescription As String, Optional varItem As Variant) As String' Tack a new chunk onto the file filter.' That is, take the old value, stick onto it the description,' (like "Databases"), a null character, the skeleton' (like "*.mdb;*.mda") and a final null character.If IsMissing(varItem) Then varItem = "*.*"ahtAddFilterItem = strFilter & _strDescription & vbNullChar & _varItem & vbNullCharEnd FunctionPrivate Function TrimNull(ByVal strItem As String) As StringDim intPos As IntegerintPos = InStr(strItem, vbNullChar)If intPos > 0 ThenTrimNull = Left(strItem, intPos - 1)ElseTrimNull = strItemEnd IfEnd FunctionPrivate Sub Command20_Click()Dim strFilter As StringDim strInputFileName As StringstrFilter = ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter, "CSV Files (*.csv)", "*.csv")strInputFileName = ahtCommonFileOpenSave( _Filter:=strFilter, OpenFile:=True, _DialogTitle:="Please select an input file...", _Flags:=ahtOFN_HIDEREADONLY)End Sub'This code was originally written by Ken Getz.'It is not to be altered or distributed,'except as part of an application.'You are free to use it in any application,'provided the copyright notice is left unchanged.'' Code courtesy of:' Microsoft Access 95 How-To' Ken Getz and Paul Litwin' Waite Group Press, 1996 Type tagOPENFILENAMElStructSize As LonghwndOwner As LonghInstance As LongstrFilter As StringstrCustomFilter As StringnMaxCustFilter As LongnFilterIndex As LongstrFile As StringnMaxFile As LongstrFileTitle As StringnMaxFileTitle As LongstrInitialDir As StringstrTitle As StringFlags As LongnFileOffset As IntegernFileExtension As IntegerstrDefExt As StringlCustData As LonglpfnHook As LonglpTemplateName As StringEnd Type Declare Function aht_apiGetOpenFileName Lib "comdlg32.dll" _Alias "GetOpenFileNameA" (OFN As tagOPENFILENAME) As Boolean Declare Function aht_apiGetSaveFileName Lib "comdlg32.dll" _Alias "GetSaveFileNameA" (OFN As tagOPENFILENAME) As BooleanDeclare Function CommDlgExtendedError Lib "comdlg32.dll" () As Long Global Const ahtOFN_READONLY = &H1Global Const ahtOFN_OVERWRITEPROMPT = &H2Global Const ahtOFN_HIDEREADONLY = &H4Global Const ahtOFN_NOCHANGEDIR = &H8Global Const ahtOFN_SHOWHELP = &H10' You won't use these.'Global Const ahtOFN_ENABLEHOOK = &H20'Global Const ahtOFN_ENABLETEMPLATE = &H40'Global Const ahtOFN_ENABLETEMPLATEHANDLE = &H80Global Const ahtOFN_NOVALIDATE = &H100Global Const ahtOFN_ALLOWMULTISELECT = &H200Global Const ahtOFN_EXTENSIONDIFFERENT = &H400Global Const ahtOFN_PATHMUSTEXIST = &H800Global Const ahtOFN_FILEMUSTEXIST = &H1000Global Const ahtOFN_CREATEPROMPT = &H2000Global Const ahtOFN_SHAREAWARE = &H4000Global Const ahtOFN_NOREADONLYRETURN = &H8000Global Const ahtOFN_NOTESTFILECREATE = &H10000Global Const ahtOFN_NONETWORKBUTTON = &H20000Global Const ahtOFN_NOLONGNAMES = &H40000' New for Windows 95Global Const ahtOFN_EXPLORER = &H80000Global Const ahtOFN_NODEREFERENCELINKS = &H100000Global Const ahtOFN_LONGNAMES = &H200000 Function TestIt()Dim strFilter As StringDim lngFlags As LongstrFilter = ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter, "Access Files (*.mda, *.mdb)", _"*.MDA;*.MDB")strFilter = ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter, "dBASE Files (*.dbf)", "*.DBF")strFilter = ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter, "Text Files (*.txt)", "*.TXT")strFilter = ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter, "All Files (*.*)", "*.*")MsgBox "You selected: " & ahtCommonFileOpenSave(InitialDir:="C:", _Filter:=strFilter, FilterIndex:=3, Flags:=lngFlags, _DialogTitle:="Hello! Open Me!")' Since you passed in a variable for lngFlags,' the function places the output flags value in the variable.Debug.Print Hex(lngFlags)End Function Function GetOpenFile(Optional varDirectory As Variant, _Optional varTitleForDialog As Variant) As Variant' Here's an example that gets an Access database name.Dim strFilter As StringDim lngFlags As LongDim varFileName As Variant' Specify that the chosen file must already exist,' don't change directories when you're done' Also, don't bother displaying' the read-only box. It'll only confuse people.lngFlags = ahtOFN_FILEMUSTEXIST Or _ahtOFN_HIDEREADONLY Or ahtOFN_NOCHANGEDIRIf IsMissing(varDirectory) ThenvarDirectory = ""End IfIf IsMissing(varTitleForDialog) ThenvarTitleForDialog = ""End If ' Define the filter string and allocate space in the "c"' string Duplicate this line with changes as necessary for' more file templates.strFilter = ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter, _"Access (*.mdb)", "*.MDB;*.MDA")' Now actually call to get the file name.varFileName = ahtCommonFileOpenSave( _OpenFile:=True, _InitialDir:=varDirectory, _Filter:=strFilter, _Flags:=lngFlags, _DialogTitle:=varTitleForDialog)If Not IsNull(varFileName) ThenvarFileName = TrimNull(varFileName)End IfGetOpenFile = varFileNameEnd Function Function ahtCommonFileOpenSave( _Optional ByRef Flags As Variant, _Optional ByVal InitialDir As Variant, _Optional ByVal Filter As Variant, _Optional ByVal FilterIndex As Variant, _Optional ByVal DefaultExt As Variant, _Optional ByVal FileName As Variant, _Optional ByVal DialogTitle As Variant, _Optional ByVal hwnd As Variant, _Optional ByVal OpenFile As Variant) As Variant' This is the entry point you'll use to call the common' file open/save dialog. The parameters are listed' below, and all are optional.'' In:' Flags: one or more of the ahtOFN_* constants, OR'd together.' InitialDir: the directory in which to first look' Filter: a set of file filters, set up by calling' AddFilterItem. See examples.' FilterIndex: 1-based integer indicating which filter' set to use, by default (1 if unspecified)' DefaultExt: Extension to use if the user doesn't enter one.' Only useful on file saves.' FileName: Default value for the file name text box.' DialogTitle: Title for the dialog.' hWnd: parent window handle' OpenFile: Boolean(True=Open File/False=Save As)' Out:' Return Value: Either Null or the selected filenameDim OFN As tagOPENFILENAMEDim strFileName As StringDim strFileTitle As StringDim fResult As Boolean' Give the dialog a caption title.If IsMissing(InitialDir) Then InitialDir = CurDirIf IsMissing(Filter) Then Filter = ""If IsMissing(FilterIndex) Then FilterIndex = 1If IsMissing(Flags) Then Flags = 0&If IsMissing(DefaultExt) Then DefaultExt = ""If IsMissing(FileName) Then FileName = ""If IsMissing(DialogTitle) Then DialogTitle = ""If IsMissing(hwnd) Then hwnd = Application.hWndAccessAppIf IsMissing(OpenFile) Then OpenFile = True' Allocate string space for the returned strings.strFileName = Left(FileName & String(256, 0), 256)strFileTitle = String(256, 0)' Set up the data structure before you call the functionWith OFN.lStructSize = Len(OFN).hwndOwner = hwnd.strFilter = Filter.nFilterIndex = FilterIndex.strFile = strFileName.nMaxFile = Len(strFileName).strFileTitle = strFileTitle.nMaxFileTitle = Len(strFileTitle).strTitle = DialogTitle.Flags = Flags.strDefExt = DefaultExt.strInitialDir = InitialDir' Didn't think most people would want to deal with' these options..hInstance = 0'.strCustomFilter = ""'.nMaxCustFilter = 0.lpfnHook = 0'New for NT 4.0.strCustomFilter = String(255, 0).nMaxCustFilter = 255End With' This will pass the desired data structure to the' Windows API, which will in turn it uses to display' the Open/Save As Dialog.If OpenFile ThenfResult = aht_apiGetOpenFileName(OFN)ElsefResult = aht_apiGetSaveFileName(OFN)End If ' The function call filled in the strFileTitle member' of the structure. You'll have to write special code' to retrieve that if you're interested.If fResult Then' You might care to check the Flags member of the' structure to get information about the chosen file.' In this example, if you bothered to pass in a' value for Flags, we'll fill it in with the outgoing' Flags value.If Not IsMissing(Flags) Then Flags = OFN.FlagsahtCommonFileOpenSave = TrimNull(OFN.strFile)ElseahtCommonFileOpenSave = vbNullStringEnd IfEnd Function Function ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter As String, _strDescription As String, Optional varItem As Variant) As String' Tack a new chunk onto the file filter.' That is, take the old value, stick onto it the description,' (like "Databases"), a null character, the skeleton' (like "*.mdb;*.mda") and a final null character. If IsMissing(varItem) Then varItem = "*.*"ahtAddFilterItem = strFilter & _strDescription & vbNullChar & _varItem & vbNullCharEnd Function Private Function TrimNull(ByVal strItem As String) As StringDim intPos As IntegerintPos = InStr(strItem, vbNullChar)If intPos > 0 ThenTrimNull = Left(strItem, intPos - 1)ElseTrimNull = strItemEnd IfEnd Function Private Sub Command20_Click() Dim strFilter As String   Dim strInputFileName As String strFilter = ahtAddFilterItem(strFilter, "CSV Files (*.csv)", "*.csv")strInputFileName = ahtCommonFileOpenSave( _Filter:=strFilter, OpenFile:=True, _DialogTitle:="Please select an input file...", _Flags:=ahtOFN_HIDEREADONLY) End Sub 'This code was originally written by Ken Getz.'It is not to be altered or distributed,'except as part of an application.'You are free to use it in any application,'provided the copyright notice is left unchanged.'' Code courtesy of:' Microsoft Access 95 How-To' Ken Getz and Paul Litwin' Waite Group Press, 1996  


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KellyJo