Using file open and save dialogs

Many programming projects require the user of the program to specify either a file to open or save.  That file could be anything from a native CATIA file such as a CATPart or CATDrawing to a simple text file.  Luckily, the CATIA automation API provides methods to display familiar file dialogs just like those you see in any other Windows application.  In this article I will show how easy they are to incorporate into your programming project and also how to deal with some common file related issues.