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openDialog
str fileName=openDialog(str caption, str fileTypes, [int options], [str initDir])
Description: Displays a standard open-file dialog. This allows the user to select a file to open. This is usually used for opening and saving documents in a Level Editor for example.
Return Value: The filename and path of the file which the user selected.
Parameters:
caption | The caption which appears in the title bar of the dialog, eg "Open Editor File"
fileTypes | String specifying the types of files which the user can view. The string looks like this :
    Description of FileType|Extension|Description of FileType|Extension
Using a pipe character | (chr$(127)) to seperate each part. For example:
    file=openDialog("Open Text File","Text Files (*.txt)|*.txt|All Files (*.*)|*.*")
[options] | Optional. If 1 enables multiple file selection, if 0 only one file may be selected.
[initDir] | Optional. If specified sets the folder which is open when the dialog first appears.
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Example: (Note: You will need to include the GUI constants file for this example to work)