Common Dialog control

[anonymous]

[Originally posted by Jonathan Barnes]

Does anybody know how to reposition the common dialog control.ÿ I cannot find any functions to do it.

thanks

[anonymous]

[Originally posted by modigliani]

Can't be done through normal VB. You need to use API calls. Check one of the more advanced VB forums.

[anonymous]

[Originally posted by Psycho]

Actually, You can not do that, but there's a trick. CommonDialog always places it's UpperLeft corner onto it's owner's UpperLeft corner.
The solution is quite simple. You have to make a form with a CommonDialog Control on it. If You want to show an Open, Save etc Dialog, simple place the "DummyForm's" UpperLeft corner to the location where You want to see the Dialog, then show Your dialog. DummyForm naturally have to be invisible.

Private Sub ShowDialog (iType as Integer)

ÿ ÿ 'Select Case IType
ÿ ÿ 'If 0, ShowSave etc... as You Like...

ÿ ÿ DummyForm.Visible = False
ÿ ÿ DummyForm.Move 1500, 120 ' For Example...
ÿ ÿ DummyForm.CommonDialog1.ShowOpen

End Sub

Do not forget to UnLoad DummyForm too at exitting the Application.