title: Using the browse for file dialog in Access VBA
body: <p>i saw this topic <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1091484/how-to-show-open-file-dialog-in-access-2007-vba">How to show &quot;Open File&quot; Dialog in Access 2007 VBA?</a> and i like the solution there that's not using references, however, i can't figure out how to display the file path that the user selected. can someone please explain</p>
  
  <p>thank you very much</p>
  
  <p>this is the piece i'm talking about</p>
  
  <pre><code>Dim f As Object   
  Set f = Application.FileDialog(3)   
  f.AllowMultiSelect = True   
  f.Show    
  MsgBox "file choosen = " &amp; f.SelectedItems.Count
  </code></pre>