Sandra you can do the following:

CREATE TABLE mytable FREE (myfile G)
APPEND BLANK
lcfile = GETFILE()
IF !EMPTY(lcfile)
  SELECT mytable
  APPEND GENERAL myfile FROM (lcfile)
  THISFORM.olebound.ControlSource = "mytable.myfile"
  Thisform.Refresh()
ENDIF

>The user in the application select a file to open in the form. could be an xml, txt, doc etc. so after selecting it, I have to open the file in the form. I am doing it with oleobjects but I dont know how is using the path+filename that the user selected
>
>Kind regards!!!!!!!