NoChangeDir

Returns or sets whether the Open and Save As dialogs restore the current folder of the program when they close.

Syntax: object.NoChangeDir [ = boolean ]

object
required An object expression that evaluates to a cDialog.
boolean
A Boolean. True sets OFN_NOCHANGEDIR. The default is False.

Remarks

ShowOpen and ShowSave use the property. ShowBrowseForFolder ignores it.

The current folder is the one that CurDir returns, and that relative paths are resolved against. With False, the current folder is the folder of the chosen file after ShowOpen or ShowSave. With True it stays as it was. The flag works for both dialogs. The Windows documentation of OFN_NOCHANGEDIR calls it ineffective for GetOpenFileName, but it is effective for ShowOpen.

Example 

Dim dlg As New cDialog
Debug.Print dlg.NoChangeDir   ' False

dlg.NoChangeDir = True
Debug.Print dlg.NoChangeDir   ' True

This example shows the Open dialog and reports whether the current folder is the same afterwards.

Dim dlg As New cDialog
Dim before As String

before = CurDir$
dlg.NoChangeDir = True
dlg.ShowOpen
Debug.Print CurDir$ = before

See Also

  • ShowOpen method – shows the Open dialog
  • ShowSave method – shows the Save As dialog
  • InitialDir property – the folder in which the dialogs start
  • cDialog class – overview