VBScript to open a dialog to select a filepath
There is another solution I found interesting from MS TechNet less customization but gets what you wanted to achieve. This returns the full path of the selected file.
Set wShell=CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
Set oExec=wShell.Exec("mshta.exe ""about:<input type=file id=FILE><script>FILE.click();new ActiveXObject('Scripting.FileSystemObject').GetStandardStream(1).WriteLine(FILE.value);close();resizeTo(0,0);</script>""")
sFileSelected = oExec.StdOut.ReadLine
wscript.echo sFileSelected
Here you go:
http://www.robvanderwoude.com/vbstech_ui_fileopen.php
strFile = GetFileName("C:\Users\test\", "Text files|*.txt")
Set objFile = objFSO.OpenTextFile(strFile)
Function GetFileName( myDir, myFilter )
' Written by Rob van der Woude
' http://www.robvanderwoude.com
' Standard housekeeping
Dim objDialog
' Create a dialog object
Set objDialog = CreateObject( "UserAccounts.CommonDialog" )
' Check arguments and use defaults when necessary
If myDir = "" Then
' Default initial folder is "My Documents"
objDialog.InitialDir = CreateObject( "WScript.Shell" ).SpecialFolders( "MyDocuments" )
Else
' Use the specified initial folder
objDialog.InitialDir = myDir
End If
If myFilter = "" Then
' Default file filter is "All files"
objDialog.Filter = "All files|*.*"
Else
' Use the specified file filter
objDialog.Filter = myFilter
End If
' Open the dialog and return the selected file name
If objDialog.ShowOpen Then
GetFileName = objDialog.FileName
Else
GetFileName = ""
End If
End Function