Outlook 2016 File / Folder Browser

[Paul_Hossler]

I have a OL macro that opens and reads a CSV, but I want to replace the hard-coded path with a dialog box that allows the user ( = Me) to pick a file and return the path to the macro

Apparently there is no inherent OL VBA capability like Excel's GetOpenFileName

I found some snippets via Google, but they don't seem to work, at least not with 2016

Does anyone have OL macros that allow the user to pick a folder and a file?

Thanks

Edit:

The typical approach uses this technique

http://www.robvanderwoude.com/vbstech_ui_fileopen.php

but the Set objDialog line throws error 429, ActiveX component can't create object



' Dependencies:
' Requires NUSRMGRLib (nusrmgr.cpl), available in Windows XP and later.
' To use the default "My Documents" WScript.Shell is used, which isn't
' available in HTAs.
'
' Written by Rob van der Woude
' http://www.robvanderwoude.com
' Standard housekeeping
Dim objDialog
' Create a dialog object
Set objDialog = CreateObject("UserAccounts.CommonDialog")




I'm assuming that it has something to do with NUSRMGRLib

[gmayor]

It's an unfortunate omission from the Outlook code set, but you can use the one from Excel and if Excel is already running or you have a SSD drive it is quite fast


Option Explicit

Function BrowseForFolder(Optional sFolder As String) As String
Dim exApp As Object
Dim strPath As String: strPath = ""
Dim fldr As FileDialog
Dim bStarted As Boolean
On Error Resume Next
Set exApp = GetObject(, "Excel.Application")
On Error GoTo 0
If exApp Is Nothing Then
Set exApp = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
bStarted = True
End If
Set fldr = exApp.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFolderPicker)
With fldr
.Title = "Select a Folder"
.InitialFileName = sFolder
.AllowMultiSelect = False
If .Show <> -1 Then GoTo lbl_Exit
strPath = .SelectedItems(1) & Chr(92)
End With
lbl_Exit:
BrowseForFolder = strPath
If bStarted = True Then exApp.Quit 'Optional
Set exApp = Nothing
Exit Function
End Function

[Paul_Hossler]

I did find something that I think I made work (at least it hasn't failed in 24 hours) to pick a file to open. Still looking for same for folder



Option Explicit
'http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.php?400121-Outlook-2003-How-to-show-a-filedialog-from-Outlook
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
Private Declare Function GetOpenFileNameAPI Lib "comdlg32.dll" Alias "GetOpenFileNameA" (pOpenfilename As OPENFILENAME) As Long

Function GetOpenFileName(Optional sFolder As String = vbNullString, _
Optional sMask As String = "CSV Files (*.csv)|*.csv, All files (*.*)|*.*", _
Optional sTitle As String = "Select File to Open") As String

Dim OFName As OPENFILENAME
Dim s As String

With OFName
.lStructSize = Len(OFName)
.hwndOwner = 0
.hInstance = 0

s = sMask
s = Replace(s, ",", Chr(0))
s = Replace(s, "|", Chr(0))
.lpstrFilter = s
.lpstrFile = Space$(254)
.nMaxFile = 255
.lpstrFileTitle = Space$(254)
.nMaxFileTitle = 255

If Len(sFolder) = 0 Then
.lpstrInitialDir = CreateObject("Shell.Application").NameSpace(CVar(0)).Self.Path
Else
.lpstrInitialDir = sFolder
End If

.lpstrTitle = sTitle
.flags = 0

If GetOpenFileNameAPI(OFName) Then
GetOpenFileName = Trim$(.lpstrFile)
Else
GetOpenFileName = vbNullString
End If
End With
End Function