CMDFileOpen Properties

The properties defined in the CMDFileOpen class are summarized in the following table. All properties must be set before the open method that invokes the dialog is called.

Property Description
allowMultiSelect Specifies whether the File Name list box allows multiple selections
createPrompt Specifies whether the user is prompted to create a file that does not currently exist
defaultExt Contains the default file name extension for the common File Open dialog
extensionDifferent Specifies that the extension of the returned file name differs from the extension
fileMustExist Specifies that the user can enter names of existing files only
fileName Contains the path and file name of a selected file
fileTitle Contains the name without the path of the file to open
filter Contains the filters that are displayed in the Type list box
filterIndex Contains the default filter
hideReadOnly Specifies whether the Read Only check box is visible
initDir Contains the initial file directory
noReadOnlyReturn Specifies whether the returned file can have the Read Only attribute set
pathMustExist Specifies whether the user can enter only valid path names
readOnly Indicates the state of the Read Only check box when the dialog is closed
resetCurrentPath Specifies whether the current path is reset
shareAware Specifies whether network sharing violation errors are ignored
validate Specifies whether the common dialog allows invalid characters in the file name