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msoFileDialogFilePicker doesn't list files

I have an procedure which is supposed to allow the user to choose which text file is to be imported into the application for processing. It uses msoFileDialogFilePicker in a seperate sub-procedure to accomplish this. The problem is that when the user navigates to the proper folder no files are visible in the folder, although they are definitely there. I have commented out the line in the sub-procedure which originally applied a filter to msoFileDialogFilePicker. I call the sub with the following lines of code:
MsgBox "Select MLPA4 Text File"
strMlpa4Path = GetLocation()
MsgBox "Select MLPA6 Text File"
strMlpa6Path = GetLocation()

And the sub looks like this:
Public Function GetLocation()

Dim fd As FileDialog
Dim objfl As Variant
Dim filename As String

Set fd = Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFilePicker)
With fd
.ButtonName = "Select"
.AllowMultiSelect = False
'.Filters.Add "All Files", "*.*"
.Title = "Choose File to Import"
.InitialView = msoFileDialogViewDetails
.Show
For Each objfl In .SelectedItems
GetLocation = objfl
Next objfl

On Error GoTo 0
End With
End Function

Aaron Tomosky

Looks like you have a stray single quote before the filters.add line

Rey Obrero (Capricorn1)

try this revision

Public Function GetLocation() as string

Dim fd As FileDialog
    Dim objfl As Variant
    Dim filename As String

    Set fd = Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFilePicker)
    With fd
        .ButtonName = "Select"
        .AllowMultiSelect = False
        '.Filters.Add "All Files", "*.*"
        .Title = "Choose File to Import"
        .InitialView = msoFileDialogViewDetails
       
    if .Show=-1 then
    For Each objfl In .SelectedItems
        GetLocation = objfl
    Next objfl
    end if
    On Error GoTo 0
    End With
End Function

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Rey Obrero (Capricorn1)

oops, hit the submit button too soon
try this revision

Public Function GetLocation() as string

Dim fd As FileDialog
    Dim objfl As Variant
    Dim filename As String

    Set fd = Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFilePicker)
    With fd
        .ButtonName = "Select"
        .AllowMultiSelect = False
        .Filters.Add "All Files", "*.*"
        .Title = "Choose File to Import"
        .InitialView = msoFileDialogViewDetails
       
    if .Show=-1 then
    For Each objfl In .SelectedItems
        GetLocation = objfl
    Next objfl
    end if
    On Error GoTo 0
    End With
End Function

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cekendricks

ASKER

I commented out that line on purpose, because I thought it might be the cause of the problem...I wanted to eliminate filters as the possible cause. Another thing that I forgot to mention, is that eventhough I have the .filter line commented out, when the filepicker comes up it still lists *.xlsx in the filename box.

cekendricks

ASKER

I am still getting the same behavior with the revised code. What puzzles me is the filepicker seems to still be trying to filter for *.xlsx files. The button lists All files *.*, as I would expect, but the filename box still lists *.xlsx

TinTombStone

This works for me.
Since you have set AllowMultiSelect to False
I'm just picking up the one selected file
GetLocation = .SelectedItems(1)

or returning False if the count = 0

Function GetLocation() As String
Dim fd As FileDialog

Set fd = Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFilePicker)
With fd
.ButtonName = "Select"
.AllowMultiSelect = False
.Filters.Add "All Files", "*.*"
.Title = "Choose File to Import"
.InitialView = msoFileDialogViewDetails
.Show

If .SelectedItems.Count <> 0 Then
GetLocation = .SelectedItems(1)
Else
GetLocation = "False"
End If
End With
End Function

TinTombStone

Sorry, one more thing

Try FD.Filters.Clear

to get rid of existing filters before you add new ones

cekendricks

ASKER

Thanks for you suggestion TombStone, but I am still getting the same results. I cannot seem to clear the .xlsx filter, and since the requested folder only contains .txt files, nothing is showing up. I have searched ALL of my code to see if there might possible be an old GetLocation function laying around, and there is not...I am now in the process of searching the two involved modules for any references to .xlsx That's all I can think of to do at this time, other than just adding the code for the GetLocation function to the procedure that is using it.

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cekendricks

ASKER

I think I've found a solution. In searching through the rest of my code I noticed that I have another function called SaveLocation. This is also a file picker type function that I use to select a save location for exported files. In that function I saw that with fd there is a method .InitialFileName = "*.xlsx" I thought that that might be what was setting GetLocation's initial file name, so I commented it out of the SaveLocation function. Well this had no effect. So I inserted .InitialFileName = "*.*" in my GetLocation function, and 'Lo and Behold', it now see's all the files in the folders. I will be testing further, but at least it worked the first time I tried it.

Eileen Murphy

.InitialFileName = "*.*" worked for me too!!!! I was going crazy! Thank you!!!!