However, the system continues to support old-style Open and Save As dialog boxes for applications that must be consistent with the old-style user interface. You create and display a Save As dialog box by initializing an OPENFILENAME structure and passing the structure to the GetSaveFileName function.Įxplorer-style Open and Save As dialog boxes provide user-interface features that are similar to the Windows Explorer. The Save As dialog box lets the user specify the drive, directory, and name of a file to save. You create and display an Open dialog box by initializing an OPENFILENAME structure and passing the structure to the GetOpenFileName function. The Open dialog box lets the user specify the drive, directory, and the name of a file or set of files to open.
The GetOpenFileName function is demonstrated in the File is in use sample.
