CFileDialog code generator

To often I have found my self in a situation where i needed to save or open a file through
the standard common dialogs. The MFC implementation of the common dialog is quite elegant,
but it involves alot of parameters, which are often hard to remember.

This macro will take you through a few steps, in a wizard like mode, and create the right
code for you.

FileDialogHandler

Sub FileDialogHandler()
‘DESCRIPTION: Automatically inserts the statements needed for a file-open/file-save dialog
    dim strExt
    writeln " {// BLOCK – inserted by CFileDialog macro"
    ‘ Ask for the type of dialog
    dim bSaveDialog
    bSaveDialog = 1
    bAnswer = MsgBox("Do you want to make a save dialog (Yes) or an open dialog (No)", vbYesNo)
    ActiveDocument.Selection.StartOfLine dsFirstText
    ActiveDocument.Selection = " CFileDialog dlg("
    if bAnswer = vbYes then
    ActiveDocument.Selection = "FALSE"
    else
    ActiveDocument.Selection = "TRUE"
    bSaveDialog = 0
    end if
    ‘ The extension of the file
    strExt = InputBox("What is the extension of the filetype?", "Extension", "txt")
    ‘ The name of the file
    strName = InputBox("What is the name of the filetype?", "Name", "Text File")
    ‘ Only apply a default extension if it is a save-as dialog
    if bAnswer = vbYes then
        ActiveDocument.Selection = ",""*." & strExt & """"
    else
        ActiveDocument.Selection = ", """""
    end if
    ActiveDocument.Selection = ", "
    ‘ Only  if it is a save-as dialog should a default filename be provided
    dim strDefaultName
    if bAnswer = vbYes then
    strDefaultName = "Untitled." & strExt
        strDefName = InputBox("What is the default filename?", "Default Filename", strDefaultName)
        ActiveDocument.Selection = """" & strDefaultName & """, "
    else
        ActiveDocument.Selection = """"", "
    end if
    dim flags
    dim filebuffer
    dim bMultiSelectDlg
    bMultiSelectDlg = 0
    filebuffer = "none"
    if bSaveDialog = 0 then
        ‘ Spxrg om dialog typen
        bAnswer = MsgBox("Do you want a multiple selection dialog?", vbYesNo)
        if bAnswer = vbYes then
            bMultiSelectDlg = 1
            flags = "|OFN_ALLOWMULTISELECT"
            filebuffer = InputBox("How big should the selection buffer be?", "Multiple Selection", "10240")
        else
            flags = ""
        end if
    end if
    ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine
    ActiveDocument.Selection.StartOfLine dsFirstText
    ActiveDocument.Selection = " OFN_HIDEREADONLY|OFN_OVERWRITEPROMPT" & flags & ", "
    ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine
    ActiveDocument.Selection.StartOfLine dsFirstText
    ActiveDocument.Selection = " """ & strName & " (*." & strExt & ")|*." & strExt & "|All Files (*.*)|*.*||"", this);"
    ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine
    ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine
    if filebuffer <> "none" then
        ActiveDocument.Selection.StartOfLine dsFirstText
        ActiveDocument.Selection = " char cbBuffer[" & filebuffer & "];"
        ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine
        ActiveDocument.Selection.StartOfLine dsFirstText
        ActiveDocument.Selection = " dlg.m_ofn.nMaxFile = " & filebuffer & ";"
        ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine
        ActiveDocument.Selection.StartOfLine dsFirstText
        ActiveDocument.Selection = " dlg.m_ofn.lpstrFile = cbBuffer;"
        ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine
    end if
    ‘ If you want to use a special caption for your dialog
    dim caption
    if bSaveDialog = 1 then
        szDefCaption = "Save As"
    else
        szDefCaption = "Open"
    end if
    caption = InputBox("What should the caption of the dialog be? (cancel = default)", "Dialog Caption", szDefCaption)
    if caption <> "" then
        ActiveDocument.Selection.StartOfLine dsFirstText
        ActiveDocument.Selection = " dlg.m_ofn.lpstrTitle = " & caption & ";"
        ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine
    end if
    ‘ Initial directory to look in
    if bSaveDialog = 1 then
        szDefCaption = "Save As"
    else
        szDefCaption = "Open"
    end if
    caption = InputBox("Initial directory to search for files (cancel = default)? If you’re using a string in stead of a variable put the string in quotation marks", "Dialog Caption", "")
    if caption <> "" then
        ActiveDocument.Selection.StartOfLine dsFirstText
        ActiveDocument.Selection = " dlg.m_ofn.lpstrInitialDir = " & caption & ";"
        ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine
    end if
    ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine
    ActiveDocument.Selection.StartOfLine dsFirstText
    ActiveDocument.Selection = " if (dlg.DoModal() == IDOK)"
    ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine
    ActiveDocument.Selection.StartOfLine dsFirstText
    ActiveDocument.Selection = " {"
    ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine
    ActiveDocument.Selection.StartOfLine dsFirstText
    ActiveDocument.Selection = " // Insert your code here…"
    ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine
    if bMultiSelectDlg = 1 then
        ActiveDocument.Selection.StartOfLine dsFirstText
        ActiveDocument.Selection = " // Insert your code here…"
        ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine
        ActiveDocument.Selection.StartOfLine dsFirstText
        ActiveDocument.Selection = " POSITION pos;"
        ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine
        ActiveDocument.Selection.StartOfLine dsFirstText
        ActiveDocument.Selection = " for (pos = dlg.GetStartPosition() ; pos != NULL ; )"
        ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine
        ActiveDocument.Selection.StartOfLine dsFirstText
        ActiveDocument.Selection = " {"
        ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine
        ActiveDocument.Selection.StartOfLine dsFirstText
        ActiveDocument.Selection = " // Use dlg.GetNextPathName(pos); to extract filename (including path)"
        ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine
        ActiveDocument.Selection.StartOfLine dsFirstText
        ActiveDocument.Selection = " {"
        ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine
    else
        ActiveDocument.Selection.StartOfLine dsFirstText
        ActiveDocument.Selection = " // Use dlg.GetPathName() to extract filename (including path);"
        ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine
    end if
    ActiveDocument.Selection.StartOfLine dsFirstText
    ActiveDocument.Selection = " }"
    ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine
    ActiveDocument.Selection.StartOfLine dsFirstText
    ActiveDocument.Selection = " } // End block"
    ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine
    ActiveDocument.Selection.StartOfLine dsFirstText
‘End Recording
End Sub

A note about WriteLn

Because of compatibility reasons (I dont want people to have to copy one macro to use
another), I have not used the function below to write text. However it is pretty handy,
and will make your code look alot better. It does the same as WriteLn from pascal.
This function is not meant to be called by the user, but only from other scripts.

sub writeln(line)
    ActiveDocument.Selection.StartOfLine dsFirstText
    ActiveDocument.Selection = line
    ActiveDocument.Selection.NewLine
end sub