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Example with File Open-Save as

Example with File Open-Save as

'make a new project, a new form, a textbox (MultiLine = True)
'and 3 commandbuttons (index 0, 1, 2) & of course the CommonDialog-control
'Put the next code in place (use Insert/File)
'Press F5



Private sub Form_Load()
    Me.Caption = "using Commondialog.File"
    Text1.Text = ""
    
End Sub



Private sub Command1_Click(Index as Integer)
    dim nFile%
    dim vDummy$
    
    select case Index
    case 0  'open
        CommonDialog1.Flags = cdlOFNCreatePrompt
        CommonDialog1.Action = 1
        frmFileDialog.Caption = CommonDialog1.FileName
    
        Screen.MousePointer = vbHourglass
        nFile% = FreeFile
        open CommonDialog1.FileName For input as #nFile
        Do While Not EOF(nFile)
            Line input #nFile, vDummy
	    'if you want the file split into separate words
            Call SplitStringintoWords(vDummy)
            'if you want just the whole line
            'Text1.Text = Text1.Text & vDummy & vbCrLf
        Loop        
        close #nFile
        Screen.MousePointer = vbNormal
    
    case 1  'save as
        CommonDialog1.Flags = cdlOFNPathMustExist & cdlOFNOverwritePrompt
        CommonDialog1.Action = 2
        
        Screen.MousePointer = vbHourglass
        nFile% = FreeFile
        open CommonDialog1.FileName For Output as #nFile
        Print #nFile, Text1.Text
        close #nFile
        Screen.MousePointer = vbNormal
    
    case 2  'exit
        Unload Me
    end Select
    
End Sub



'using Commomdialog & Files
Option Explicit



Function StripString(source as String) as String
Const Letters$ = "abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz1234567890"
Dim p%, tmp$

    tmp = source$
    For p% = 1 To Len(source$)
        If InStr(Letters, LCase(Mid$(source$, p%, 1))) = 0 Then
            select case p%
            case 1
                tmp = Right$(source$, Len(source$) - p%)
            case Len(source$)
                tmp = Left$(source$, Len(source$) - 1)
            case Else
                tmp = Left$(source$, p%) & Right$(source$, Len(source$) - p%)
            end Select
        end If
    Next p%
    StripString = tmp
            
End Function



Sub SplitStringintoWords(bron$)
Dim c%, p%, t%
Dim TempBron$, tmp$

'change this if you have another seperator!
Const SearchFor$ = ","

'splitting the input into words
    t% = 0
    TempBron$ = bron$
    For c% = 1 To Len(bron$)
        p% = InStr(TempBron$, SearchFor$)
        If p% <> 0 Then
            tmp = Left$(TempBron$, p% - 1)
            If tmp <> "" Then _
                Text1.Text = Text1.Text & StripString(tmp) & vbCrLf
            TempBron$ = Right$(TempBron$, Len(TempBron$) - p)
            c% = c% + p%
        end If
    Next c%
        
    Text1.Text = Text1.Text & TempBron$ & vbCrLf
    
End Sub

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