Visual Basic / Access Xp help

hemroids

Hi there. I'm very new at VB programing, but got a good background in Access. I have been trying to link pictures to a access database without actually embedding them, and have succeeded! But now I'm battling to find code or control dialog to search for files (like a browser) to specify a file path. I have tried MS common dialog control, but it gives me an error to register and license the package, no matter what I try. (I did buy the original Office XP Pro X| ) Can anyone please help or any suggestions?

Martin Ziacek

**Option Explicit

Declare Function** GetOpenFileName Lib "comdlg32.dll" Alias "GetOpenFileNameA" (pOpenfilename As OPENFILENAME) As Long
Declare Function GetSaveFileName Lib "comdlg32.dll" Alias "GetSaveFileNameA" (pOpenfilename As OPENFILENAME) **As Long

Type** MSA_OPENFILENAME
' Filter string used for the File Open dialog filters.
' Use MSA_CreateFilterString() to create this.
' Default = All Files, *.* strFilter As String

' Initial Filter to display.
' Default = 1.    lngFilterIndex **As Long**

' Initial directory for the dialog to open in.
' Default = Current working directory.    strInitialDir **As String**

' Initial file name to populate the dialog with.
' Default = ".    strInitialFile **As String**
strDialogTitle **As String**

' Default extension to append to file if user didn't specify one.
' Default = System Values (Open File, Save File).    strDefaultExtension **As String**

' Flags (see constant list) to be used.
' Default = no flags.    lngFlags **As Long**

' Full path of file picked.  On OpenFile, if the user picks a
' nonexistent file, only the text in the 'File Name' box is returned.    strFullPathReturned **As String**

' File name of file picked.    strFileNameReturned<