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# TFileOpen

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TFileOpen - standard action (including opening a dialog) associated with the File Open menu option.

## Declaration

Source position: stdactns.pas line 160

`type TFileOpen = class(TFileAction)`
`protected`
`function GetDialogClass; override;` |  | Gets the class reference used to create the Dialog for the action.
`published`
`property Caption: TTranslateString;` |  | The Caption to be used if this action is associated with a visible component.
`property Dialog: TOpenDialog; [r]` |  | The Open Dialog to be used with this action.
`property Enabled: Boolean;` |  | Enabled - whether this action is able to be used (default is True).
`property HelpContext: THelpContext;` |  | HelpContext - the index for a context-based help message.
`property HelpKeyword: string;` |  | HelpKeyWord - the keyword of a context-based help message.
`property HelpType: THelpType;` |  | HelpType - the sort of help message to be offered: default Context-based.
`property Hint: TTranslateString;` |  | Hint - a pop-up message that appears when the mouse hovers over an object.
`property ImageIndex: TImageIndex;` |  | ImageIndex - the index number of the image to be associated with this action.
`property ShortCut: TShortCut;` |  | ShortCut- an index to a shortcut list.
`property SecondaryShortCuts: TShortCutList;` |  | SecondaryShortCuts - a stringlist containing shortcuts.
`property UseDefaultApp: Boolean; [rw]` |  | Indicates if the default application should be used to open the file for the action.
`property Visible: Boolean;` |  | Visible - is this action visible? (default True).
`property BeforeExecute: TNotifyEvent;` |  | BeforeExecute - event handler for performance before execution of the action.
`property OnAccept: TNotifyEvent;` |  | OnAccept - event handler for a press of the Accept button.
`property OnCancel: TNotifyEvent;` |  | OnCancel - event handler for a press of the Cancel button.
`property OnHint: THintEvent;` |  | OnHint - action to be taken when a hint is required.
`end;`

## Inheritance

`TFileOpen` |  | TFileOpen - standard action (including opening a dialog) associated with the File Open menu option.
`TFileAction` |  | TFileAction - base class for providing actions associated with various file dialogs and menu options.
`TCommonDialogAction` |  | Dialog action used to create, configure, display, and execute a dialog form.
`TCustomAction` |  | TCustomAction is the ancestor class for TAction.
`TContainedAction` |  | Implements an Action class which has a category and parent action list.
`TBasicAction`
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`TObject`

## See also

TFileAction |  | TFileAction - base class for providing actions associated with various file dialogs and menu options.