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Common Dialog Save As
Posted on 2004-09-15
I know this has to be simple but I just can't find the answer.
Coding in Visual Basic 6 using the Common Dialog Box Control
My user opens a file say for example "me.wav". Then user user does a File SAVE AS and picks a different filter than than the orginal file name. example:r "wma". The Users orginal file name says me.wav, but I want the file name extention to be what ever filter was picked. Example picked "wma" the file name would me me.wma. Picked "mp3" the file name would me.mp3.
Coding in Visual Basic 6 using the Common Dialog Box Control
My user opens a file say for example "me.wav". Then user user does a File SAVE AS and picks a different filter than than the orginal file name. example:r "wma". The Users orginal file name says me.wav, but I want the file name extention to be what ever filter was picked. Example picked "wma" the file name would me me.wma. Picked "mp3" the file name would me.mp3.
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you can see demo here
source : http://www.freevbcode.com/ShowCode.asp?ID=2773
you need to change the filter lines in the demo to
Filter = "Alwee Files (*.alw)|*.alw|" 'This is the normal way of opening a file with your own ext.
Filter = Filter + "JPEG Files (*.jpg)|*.jpg|" 'Shows JPG Files(This is how you normally open a file)
Filter = Filter + "All Formats (*.*)|*.*" 'Show both formats at once
then it works to open jpg and save as alw
HTHAB
source : http://www.freevbcode.com/ShowCode.asp?ID=2773
you need to change the filter lines in the demo to
Filter = "Alwee Files (*.alw)|*.alw|" 'This is the normal way of opening a file with your own ext.
Filter = Filter + "JPEG Files (*.jpg)|*.jpg|" 'Shows JPG Files(This is how you normally open a file)
Filter = Filter + "All Formats (*.*)|*.*" 'Show both formats at once
then it works to open jpg and save as alw
HTHAB
Thank you, but I guess I did not state question clearly. I can save the file to any filter I have coded.... I WANT THE FILE NAME TO CHANGE WHEN THE USER SELECTS A DIFFERENT FILTER... Like Microsoft word... You open a Doc file example.... Me.doc and do a file save as and the file name is in the Box File name with the extention of the say text.... me.txt.... It does this automatically when the user changes the filter. The file name no longer says me.doc.... it says me.txt.... depending what filter the user picked.... Same with excel... user opens file me.xls does a file save and picks txt as the filter and the file name is now me.txt...... not me.xls... user did not have to change... the file name extenion changed depending which filter was picked.
Are you talking about the file name in the common dialogue, or only once the user clicks the save button ?
1. Select File open... There is now a file that can be saved in another format.... Original File name is me.avi
2. Select File Save As. The file name is the File name box is me.avi.
3. User clicks the "Save as type" (the filter) and selects the “Save as type:” Wav Files (*.wav).
4. Immediately I want the file name to remain the same but the extension to change to wav. So the File name would now be me.wav
This is the way Word, Excel and all Save AS works.
I just can’t get the extension to change in the File name box when I select a new Save As type. A person would think that this would be pretty important due to the fact if the user has to change the file name extension to the filter they selected, 9 times out of 10 that won't happen and they will over write the original file. I have looked on Microsoft for the answer; I have down loaded at least 20 examples of the Common dialog vb projects. None of them including Microsoft helped with the answer.
I sure would appreciate the answer if any body knows.
2. Select File Save As. The file name is the File name box is me.avi.
3. User clicks the "Save as type" (the filter) and selects the “Save as type:” Wav Files (*.wav).
4. Immediately I want the file name to remain the same but the extension to change to wav. So the File name would now be me.wav
This is the way Word, Excel and all Save AS works.
I just can’t get the extension to change in the File name box when I select a new Save As type. A person would think that this would be pretty important due to the fact if the user has to change the file name extension to the filter they selected, 9 times out of 10 that won't happen and they will over write the original file. I have looked on Microsoft for the answer; I have down loaded at least 20 examples of the Common dialog vb projects. None of them including Microsoft helped with the answer.
I sure would appreciate the answer if any body knows.
Microsoft Office uses its own, special file dialog - so don't look for the answer there.
There is, to the best of my knowledge, no easy way of doing what you want. To do this, you would need to throw away the Common Dialog control, call the Windows API directly, use a hook function, and use a few hundred lines of code.
That or lower your standards. Many commercial applications don't act like Word and Excel.
There is, to the best of my knowledge, no easy way of doing what you want. To do this, you would need to throw away the Common Dialog control, call the Windows API directly, use a hook function, and use a few hundred lines of code.
That or lower your standards. Many commercial applications don't act like Word and Excel.
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