Functioning of Open File dialog in SAP

Hi ,
I have created a form in which a "Browse" button is been created which will function just like the Attachment Option in Employee
Master Data .But while coding the Open File Dialog in VB.Net it is showing errors.
Code which i have used is :-
Dim OpenFile as OpenFileDialog=New OpenFileDialog
If OpenFileDialog1.ShowDialog(Me) = Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK Then
Code
End If
But this code is not working .
Please help me to make the openfile dialog works using sap.
Thanks & Regards,
Amit Kumar

Hi Amit Kumar,
You may check these threads:
Re: browse button functionality
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Thanks,
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