Where is Outlook's save FileDialog? - outlook

Question

I'm working on an Outlook add-in that requires the Office specific FileDialog to interoperate with a Sharepoint site; the common file dialog doesn't have the interoperability. I know that both Word and Excel have a get_fileDialog method under Globals.ThisAddIn.Application.Application, but Outlook doesn't seem to. How do I launch an Outlook FileDialog? Is it even possible?

Answer 1

Microsoft Common Dialog
If you have COMDLG32.OCX ("Common Dialog ActiveX Control") installed, then you can use this - it's explained here, with an example. (Scroll down just past the screenshot entitled "FIGURE 2: Don't try to select more than one file in Word! ").

Answer 2

It appears that Outlook's Application object does not offer FileDialog. But a simple workaround, if you are willing to have an Excel reference, is:
Dim fd As FileDialog
Set fd = Excel.Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFolderPicker)
Dim folder As Variant
If fd.Show = -1 Then
For Each folder In fd.SelectedItems
Debug.Print "Folder:" & folder & "."
Next
End If

Answer 3

'Add a "Module". Then add the declarations like this to it.
Option Explicit
Private Declare Function GetOpenFileName _
Lib "comdlg32.dll" _
Alias "GetOpenFileNameA" (pOpenfilename As OPENFILENAME) As Long
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 Function MyOpenFiledialog() As String
Dim OFName As OPENFILENAME
OFName.lStructSize = Len(OFName)
'Set the parent window
OFName.hwndOwner = Application.hWnd
'Set the application's instance
OFName.hInstance = Application.hInstance
'Select a filter
OFName.lpstrFilter = "Text Files (*.txt)" + Chr$(0) + "*.txt" + Chr$(0) + "All Files (*.*)" + Chr$(0) + "*.*" + Chr$(0)
'create a buffer for the file
OFName.lpstrFile = Space$(254)
'set the maximum length of a returned file
OFName.nMaxFile = 255
'Create a buffer for the file title
OFName.lpstrFileTitle = Space$(254)
'Set the maximum length of a returned file title
OFName.nMaxFileTitle = 255
'Set the initial directory
OFName.lpstrInitialDir = "C:\"
'Set the title
OFName.lpstrTitle = "Open File - VB Forums.com"
'No flags
OFName.flags = 0
'Show the 'Open File'-dialog
If GetOpenFileName(OFName) Then
MsgBox "File to Open: " + Trim$(OFName.lpstrFile)
MyOpenFiledialog = Trim$(OFName.lpstrFile)
Else
MsgBox "Cancel was pressed"
MyOpenFiledialog = vbNullString
End If
End Sub 'Usage:
Private Sub Command1_Click()
Text1.Text = MyOpenFiledialog
End Sub

Answer 4

Public Sub TestFileDialog()
Dim otherObject As Excel.Application
Dim fdFolder As office.FileDialog
Set otherObject = New Excel.Application
otherObject.Visible = False
Set fdFolder = otherObject.Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFolderPicker)
fdFolder.Show
Debug.Print fdFolder.SelectedItems(1)
otherObject.Quit
Set otherObject = Nothing
End Sub

Answer 5

Private Sub multiEML2MSG()
Const PR_ICON_INDEX = &H10800003
Dim objPost As Outlook.PostItem
Dim objSafePost As Redemption.SafePostItem
Dim objNS As Outlook.NameSpace
Dim objInbox As Outlook.MAPIFolder
Set objNS = Outlook.GetNamespace("MAPI")
Set objInbox = objNS.GetDefaultFolder(olFolderInbox)
Set objPost = objInbox.Items.Add(OlItemType.olPostItem)
Set objSafePost = New Redemption.SafePostItem
Dim xlObj As Excel.Application
Dim fd As Office.FileDialog
Set xlObj = New Excel.Application
Set fd = xlObj.Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFolderPicker)
With fd
.Title = "Select your PST File"
.ButtonName = "Ok"
.Show
If fd.SelectedItems.Count <> 0 Then
xDirect$ = fd.SelectedItems(1) & "\"
xFname$ = Dir(xDirect$, 7)
licznik = 1
Do While xFname$ <> ""
XPathEML = xDirect$ & xFname$
XPathMSG = Replace(XPathEML, ".eml", ".msg", , , vbTextCompare)
Debug.Print XPath, Replace(XPath, ".eml", ".msg", , , vbTextCompare)
objPost.Save
objSafePost.Item = objPost
objSafePost.Import XPathEML, Redemption.RedemptionSaveAsType.olRFC822
objSafePost.MessageClass = "IPM.Note"
objSafePost.Fields(PR_ICON_INDEX) = none
objSafePost.SaveAs XPathMSG, Outlook.OlSaveAsType.olMSG
xFname$ = Dir
licznik = licznik + 1
Loop
End If
End With
xlObj.Quit
Set xlObj = Nothing
Set objSafePost = Nothing
Set objPost = Nothing
Set objInbox = Nothing
Set objNS = Nothing
End Sub