hmmmm seems a newbie question but hey 
here goes...
atm im searching for indidual file names eg .bmp and blah
but now im trying to search for picture files in general 
code ive tryed
code:
tmpStrg = Dir$(Text1.Text & "*.bmp") Or Dir$(Text1.Text & "*.jpg") Or Dir$(Text1.Text & "*.png") Or Dir$(Text1.Text & "*.jpeg") Or Dir$(Text1.Text & "*.RLE") Or Dir$(Text1.Text & "*.DIB") Or Dir$(Text1.Text & "*.GIF") Or Dir$(Text1.Text & "*.ICO") Or Dir$(Text1.Text & "*.EMF") Or Dir$(Text1.Text & "*.PSP") Or Dir$(Text1.Text & "*.PDD")
but thats just not cricket (dont work 

)
any help