Customising File Save As Dialog

Hai,
I want to have more than one options in "Save As Type" field of the "File Save As Dialog". Can this be done using WinAPI?( I am trying to use GetOpenFileName() of the comdlg32.dll but am not able to make it work)? I am using labview 7.1.
Thanks,
Manoj.C

If you are trying to configure what type of file to save as default with the File I/O VIs, then you can always use the File Dialog express VI to configure this property. It is the pattern label input, and you can have multiple file types, separated by a semicolon.Message Edited by Coal Man on 08-08-2007 04:46 PM
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