Yes, the fourth parameter does give a textbox which can be pasted into and/or typed in.

However, the text there is ignored when you click OK.

Not sure what the value in this is.



>It's documented in help. It's the fourth parameter to GetDir().
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>? GetDir("folder", "Text", "Caption", 16)
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>>Is there an alternative to GetDir() that is not so clunky and also allows you to paste in a folder name (and/or edit the name by typing)?
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>>Thanks