InputFileSave(Prompt: String[, Title: String, InitialDirectory: String, Filter: String, DefaultExtension: String]): String
Displays a prompt in a dialog box, User must input or select a valid file name, and returns the file name as a string.
InputFileSave function syntax has these named arguments:
Parameter |
Description |
|---|---|
Prompt |
Required. String expression displayed as the message in the dialog box. |
Title |
Optional. String expression displayed in the title bar of the dialog box. If you omit title, the application name is placed in the title bar. |
Initial Directory |
Optional. The initial directory the Windows file select dialog will open in, for example, "C:\Data". |
Filter |
Optional. The list of file filters for the Save as Type selection, separated by pipes, for example, "Text Files(*.txt)|*.txt|All Files|*.*". Note that the first extension in the list is applied as the default extension if one is not specified. |
Default Extension |
Optional. If specified, then this extension gets added to the end of the file name which is returned if an extension is not specified. |
See also Scripted Form InputFileSave method.
For example:
Dim x as string
x = inputfilesave("Save File","Select file","C:\Data","Excel Files|*.xlsx;*.xls;*.xlsm|All Files|*.*", ".xlsx")
print x