GetOpenFileName initial Path

[ShelleyBelly]

Good Evening All,

I'm using the below code to select .xml files for import. I would like the import dialog box to remember the location of to last file as that is where the subsequent files for import are most likely to be and will therefore stop the user having to hunt through tiers of folders.

The last line of the code throws an error so i'm unsure if the first section is right either.

    If lastpath = vbNullString Then    
    ChDir "\"
    
    Else
    
    ChDir lastpath
    
    End If
    
    trackfile = Application.GetOpenFilename("XML Files (*.xml), *.xml", , "Import Track " & TrackNo, , True) 'import ytack1  text
  
    
    lastpath = trackfile.Path

Any guidance would be much appreciated

Tom

 

[shg]

  Dim sFile         As String
  Dim sPath         As String

  sFile = Application.GetOpenFilename(...)
  sPath = Left(sFile, InStrRev(sFile, "\"))
  ChDrive sPath
  ChDir sPath

 

[ShelleyBelly]

Hi Shg,

Thanks for the quick reply, unfortunately if I declare it as a string then it will not load as an array.

Any other suggestions?

Tom

 

[shg]

Sorry, crystal ball was dim.

If you allow multiselect, and the files have different paths, which path do do want to save as the default?

 

[ShelleyBelly]

To be honest I'd remove the multiselect so that only one file is imported at a time.

Tom

 

[shg]

Good plan. Remove the last argument to GetOpenFilename and proceed as suggested.