---
name: "GetOpenFileName16"
section: "3w"
platform: "linux"
package: "libwine-dev"
version: "1.4.1-4"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/GetOpenFileName16"
---

# GetOpenFileName16(3w)

## NAME

**GetOpenFileName16** (COMMDLG.1)

## SYNOPSIS

BOOL16 GetOpenFileName16\
  (\
   SEGPTR *ofn*\
  )

## PARAMS

**\[In/Out\]**  address of structure with data.

## DESCRIPTION

Creates a dialog box for the user to select a file to open.

## RETURNS

**TRUE** on success: user selected a valid file **FALSE** on cancel, error, close or filename-does-not-fit-in-buffer.

## BUGS

unknown, there are some FIXMEs left.

## IMPLEMENTATION

Declared in **"cdlg16.h"**.

Implemented in **"dlls/commdlg.dll16/filedlg.c"**.

Debug channel **"commdlg"**.