-- Posted by Link01 at 8:27 am on April 19, 2009 i want to browse through the files and click on say "data.dat" and open it in a list box -- Posted by electricguitarchic95 at 8:33 am on April 19, 2009 What's your question? -- Posted by Link01 at 8:34 am on April 19, 2009 Quote: from electricguitarchic95 at 4:33 pm on April 19, 2009 What's your question? in vb6 i want to open a file like in word -- Posted by Spiker19 at 7:57 am on June 10, 2009 I think there is a control in VB6 that allows you to do that. Its called something like FileBrowser or something. You will find it in the toolbox anyway. Can't remember how to use it though cause I haven't written in VB6 in years lol