See Re: Common dialog Thread #715073 Message #715091.

>What is the best way to use the Windows open file dialogs instead of using the getfile(), getpict() functions. We are still using VFP 5.0a and would like to use the open file dialogs to preview .jpg and .gif pictures not supported in 5.0a. Upgrading to 6.0 or greater is not an option at this point.
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>Thanks in advance