' /* Code Taken From: http://forums.devx.com/showthread.php?t=148627 */
Public Declare Function GetOpenFileName Lib "comdlg32.dll" Alias "GetOpenFileNameA" (pOpenfilename As OPENFILENAME) As Long
    
     
Public Type OPENFILENAME
    lStructSize As Long
    hwndOwner As Long
    hInstance As Long
    lpstrFilter As String
    lpstrCustomFilter As String
    nMaxCustFilter As Long
    nFilterIndex As Long
    lpstrFile As String
    nMaxFile As Long
    lpstrFileTitle As String
    nMaxFileTitle As Long
    lpstrInitialDir As String
    lpstrTitle As String
    flags As Long
    nFileOffset As Integer
    nFileExtension As Integer
    lpstrDefExt As String
    lCustData As Long
    lpfnHook As Long
    lpTemplateName As String
End Type
   
Public Function SelectFileOpenDialog()
    Dim strTemp, strTemp1, pathStr As String
    Dim i, n, j As Long
    Dim OpenFile As OPENFILENAME
    Dim lReturn As Long
    Dim sFilter As String
    Dim Fname As String
    
    OpenFile.lStructSize = Len(OpenFile)
    sFilter = "Text Files (*.txt)" & Chr(0) & "*.TXT" & Chr(0)
    OpenFile.lpstrFilter = sFilter
    OpenFile.nFilterIndex = 1
    OpenFile.lpstrFile = String(257, 0)
    OpenFile.nMaxFile = Len(OpenFile.lpstrFile) - 1
    OpenFile.lpstrFileTitle = OpenFile.lpstrFile
    OpenFile.nMaxFileTitle = OpenFile.nMaxFile
    OpenFile.lpstrInitialDir = "C:\"
    OpenFile.lpstrTitle = "Select File"
    OpenFile.flags = 0
    
    lReturn = GetOpenFileName(OpenFile)
    
    If lReturn = 0 Then
        MsgBox "Nessun file selezionato", vbCritical, "Errore"
        SelectFileOpenDialog = ""
    Else
        'MsgBox "The user Chose " & Trim(OpenFile.lpstrFile)
        
        SelectFileOpenDialog = Trim$(OpenFile.lpstrFileTitle) ' copy the filename to "Fname"
        
        n = FileLen(OpenFile.lpstrFile) 'length of the file
    End If
   
End Function