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Hello all,

XPsp3

I have the need to select a file, and found "BrowseFolFolder" should be able to do it.

The problem is that no matter the path or the file selected, all I get is a "The system cannot find the file specified" error.

The stripped-down example :

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Set shell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
call shell.BrowseForFolder(0, "Choose a file:", &H4000, "c:\")
- - - - - - - - - - - - - -

I do not see what might be going wrong here. Help ?

Regards,
Rudy Wieser


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On Tue, 12/16/2025 5:26 AM, R.Wieser wrote:

Hello all,

XPsp3

I have the need to select a file, and found "BrowseFolFolder" should be able to do it.

The problem is that no matter the path or the file selected, all I get is a "The system cannot find the file specified" error.

The stripped-down example :

- - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Set shell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
call shell.BrowseForFolder(0, "Choose a file:", &H4000, "c:\")
- - - - - - - - - - - - - -

I do not see what might be going wrong here. Help ?

Regards,
Rudy Wieser

When presented with your code, CoPilot sez:

This code selects a folder.

Set shell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
Set folder = shell.BrowseForFolder(0, "Choose a folder:", &H4000, "c:\")

This code selects a file. We'll see in a moment, what the Copilot is up to.

Set dialog = CreateObject("UserAccounts.CommonDialog")
dialog.Filter = "All Files|*.*"
dialog.FilterIndex = 1
dialog.InitialDir = "C:\"
dialog.ShowOpen

*******

This is supposed to be a more complete example, according to the CoPilot.

' Create the CommonDialog object
Set dlg = CreateObject("UserAccounts.CommonDialog")

' Set filter (optional)
dlg.Filter = "All Files|*.*|Text Files|*.txt|Images|*.jpg;*.png"

' Set initial directory (optional)
dlg.InitialDir = "C:\"

' Show the Open dialog
result = dlg.ShowOpen

' If user selected a file
If result <> 0 Then
WScript.Echo "You chose: " & dlg.FileName
Else
WScript.Echo "No file selected."
End If


Paul

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Paul,

When presented with your code, CoPilot sez:

This code selects a folder.

Set shell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
Set folder = shell.BrowseForFolder(0, "Choose a folder:", &H4000, "c:\")

Than its hallucinating. The &H4000 means "The browse dialog box displays files as well as folders.". Which it does.

This code selects a file. We'll see in a moment, what the Copilot is up
to.

Set dialog = CreateObject("UserAccounts.CommonDialog")
dialog.Filter = "All Files|*.*"
dialog.FilterIndex = 1
dialog.InitialDir = "C:\"
dialog.ShowOpen

Damn. Before posting I googed for a VBScript file-selection copability, and did not see that one come by. :-\

But, I just tested if it would work for me, and it does. So, thank you. :-)

I have to say, I didn't even know about the existance of that "UserAccounts" object. Something to look into (new stuff and all that).

Regards,
Rudy Wieser


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On 12/16/2025 2:26 AM, R.Wieser wrote:

Hello all,

XPsp3

I have the need to select a file, and found "BrowseFolFolder" should be able to do it.

The problem is that no matter the path or the file selected, all I get is a "The system cannot find the file specified" error.

The stripped-down example :

- - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Set shell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
call shell.BrowseForFolder(0, "Choose a file:", &H4000, "c:\")
- - - - - - - - - - - - - -

I do not see what might be going wrong here. Help ?

Regards,
Rudy Wieser

Creating your own script is like creating the wheel when it already
exists. Instead, try the Everything application from <https://www.voidtools.com/>.
--

David E. Ross
<http:www.rossde.com>

Some Republican officials have denounced the assassination
of Charlie Kirk as a conspiracy by liberal Democrats. Why
then is the attempted kidnapping of the Democrat governor
of Michigan, the shooting of a Democrat state senator of
Minnesota, and the assassination of the Democrat speaker
of the Minnesota state assembly not denounced as a
conservative Republican conspiracy?

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On Tue, 12/16/2025 11:54 AM, David E. Ross wrote:

On 12/16/2025 2:26 AM, R.Wieser wrote:

Hello all,

XPsp3

I have the need to select a file, and found "BrowseFolFolder" should be able
to do it.

The problem is that no matter the path or the file selected, all I get is a >> "The system cannot find the file specified" error.

The stripped-down example :

- - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Set shell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
call shell.BrowseForFolder(0, "Choose a file:", &H4000, "c:\")
- - - - - - - - - - - - - -

I do not see what might be going wrong here. Help ?

Regards,
Rudy Wieser

Creating your own script is like creating the wheel when it already
exists. Instead, try the Everything application from <https://www.voidtools.com/>.

But, you receive fine craftsmanship when you do it yourself :-)

Paul

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David,

Creating your own script is like creating the wheel when it already
exists.

Thats a bold statement from someone who doesn't have the slightest idea of what I'm writing.

A trolling troll is trolling I take it. :-p

Regards,
Rudy Wieser


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On Tue, 16 Dec 2025 11:26:17 +0100, R.Wieser wrote:

Hello all,

XPsp3

I have the need to select a file, and found "BrowseFolFolder" should be able to do it.

The problem is that no matter the path or the file selected, all I get is a "The system cannot find the file specified" error.

The stripped-down example :

- - - - - - - - - - - - - -
Set shell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
call shell.BrowseForFolder(0, "Choose a file:", &H4000, "c:\")
- - - - - - - - - - - - - -

I do not see what might be going wrong here. Help ?

Are you sure the error occurs within that two lines?
Did the dialog manage to be shown in the first place?
Did it occur during the file selection while the dialog is shown?
Did it occur after pressing the OK button?
Did BrowseForFolder manage to return at all?
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JJ,

Are you sure the error occurs within that two lines?

Yes. And even rather sure it happens in that last line, as its the line the error-mesage reports.

Did the dialog manage to be shown in the first place?

Yes.

Did it occur during the file selection while the dialog is shown?

No.

Did it occur after pressing the OK button?

Yes.

Did BrowseForFolder manage to return at all?

I've got no way to tell. I click OK, the dialog disappears and the error message pops up (or gets written to the console), after which the script is aborted.

I /assume/ all of that happens in BrowseForFolder method itself, but
ofcourse /could/, even if its not likely, be happening afterwards, just
before the next line.

Regards,
Rudy Wieser



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JJ,

[quote=me]
The problem is that no matter *the path or* the file selected, all I get is
a "The system cannot find the file specified" error.
[/quote]
(bolding mine)

Re-testing just now (I was trying out some "Rob van der Woude" code*, adding the &H4000 flag) I noticed that its just the file selection which throws the error. A folder selection seems to work alright.

My apologies for the mis-information.

* https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4386124/how-can-i-use-the-common-save-as-dialog-from-vbscript

Regards,
Rudy Wieser


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