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GETFILE()???
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Coding, syntax & commands
Title:
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
00004386
Message ID:
00004389
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i read somewhere that only 9 characters are allowed in getfile window titles, but haven't been able to show anything other than 'open'. (fox help says long titles may be truncated...)

>How do we modify the screen title via GETFILE() now in Win95?
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>I want to use the following code to allow a user to select an Excel file for importing and subsequent processing. It looks simple
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>lcInput_File = GETFILE('XLS','Select an Excel File:')
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>Looks simple enough, but the title does not display correctly. Looks like VFP missed the boat on this one.
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>I just thought of another problem. In the world of Win95 users may not necessarily have a file extension of XLS for Excel files. Any way to have is scope the files by the file type "Excel Worksheet"?
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>Any input is appreciated. Thanks!
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