VBA Code to Open File Dialog in Excel

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This code opens a file dialog box for the user to select a file, and then returns the file path.

VBA Code:

Function OpenFileDialog() As String
    Dim dialog As FileDialog
    Dim result As Integer
    
    Set dialog = Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFilePicker)
    result = dialog.Show
    
    If result <> 0 Then
        OpenFileDialog = dialog.SelectedItems(1)
    Else
        OpenFileDialog = ""
    End If
End Function

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