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revox · Feb 13th, 2006, 9:39 AM

How can I change the default filename off the save as ?
Now it's copy of ....

I want to change it to a filename that I generate in my vb program.

Pizentios · Feb 13th, 2006, 9:56 AM

why not just name the file instead of using the default name?

simple google search turns up quite a few hits for what you are trying to do. this is one of the links that i went to: http://www.codeguru.com/vb/gen/vb_mi...cle.php/c7767/

BlackDal · Feb 16th, 2006, 4:02 PM

It's simple

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dim ofd as new fileopendialog
with ofd
   .filename = "a.dat"
   .showdialog
end with

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BlackDal Newbie Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 12 Rep Power: 0	It's simple (Toggle Plain Text) dim ofd as new fileopendialog with ofd .filename = "a.dat" .showdialog end with dim ofd as new fileopendialog with ofd .filename = "a.dat" .showdialog end with

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