Gonz,

>I have a stupid, little problem that is driving me nuts. I need the equivalent of a GETFILE() function that has the File name already put into the File name textbox.

PUTFILE() does this.

>Better still would be the equivalent where the user cannot change the file name.

Then LOCFILE() would work if the file was on the path. No file name displayed, however.

>I know that there is a standard API call that will solve this problem but I'm suffering from an extended brain fart.

And then there's the common dialogs ActiveX control.:-)