# How to choose a file by open\_dialog prompt?

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-choose-a-file-by-open-dialog-prompt/71157>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Tags:** question, windows, io\
**Created:** [November 8, 2021, 3:58pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-choose-a-file-by-open-dialog-prompt/71157 "2021-11-08T15:58:51Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 8, 2021, 4:18pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-choose-a-file-by-open-dialog-prompt/71157/4 "2021-11-08T16:18:58Z")

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No idea if this is a new Win11 feature or something else.  
You could try using one the alternative methods [presented in this thread](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/file-choose-in-julia/69703).

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