not my work, sorry prob PHV's
Function PickFolder(strStartDir)
Dim SA, F
Set SA = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
Set F = SA.BrowseForFolder(0, "Choose a folder", 0, strStartDir)
If (Not F Is Nothing) Then
PickFolder = F.Items.Item.path
End If
Set F = Nothing
Set SA = Nothing
End Function