https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/vba-forum/commondialog/m-p/1217810#M47220 When I try to add a common dialog control to a userform, I get the message "the control could not be created because it is not properly licensed" It look like to me that i dont have properly licensed to use commondialog.... Is anyway i can add commondialog? Thank for your help Thu, 06 Jan 2005 18:48:29 GMT Anonymous 2005-01-06T18:48:29Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/vba-forum/commondialog/m-p/1217810#M47220 When I try to add a common dialog control to a userform, I get the message "the control could not be created because it is not properly licensed" It look like to me that i dont have properly licensed to use commondialog.... Is anyway i can add commondialog? Thank for your help Thu, 06 Jan 2005 18:48:29 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/vba-forum/commondialog/m-p/1217810#M47220 Anonymous 2005-01-06T18:48:29Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/vba-forum/commondialog/m-p/1217811#M47221 Yes, use the windows API function GetOpenFileName. I prefer this than using the common dialog control. Here is a link to an API reference page, http://www.pietschsoft.com/programming/vbapi/ref/index.html. Hope it helps. Thu, 06 Jan 2005 18:58:52 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/vba-forum/commondialog/m-p/1217811#M47221 Anonymous 2005-01-06T18:58:52Z https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/vba-forum/commondialog/m-p/1217812#M47222 Search the ng or read one of my columns if HJohn's advice doesn't get you going. Rule of thumb is that if the control is not in the toolbox, you can't use it unless you bought it or downloaded it. -- Mike ___________________________ Mike Tuersley CADalyst's CAD Clinic Rand IMAGINiT Technologies ___________________________ the trick is to realize that there is no spoon... Fri, 07 Jan 2005 04:54:30 GMT https://forums.autodesk.com/t5/vba-forum/commondialog/m-p/1217812#M47222 Anonymous 2005-01-07T04:54:30Z