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FileDialog.SelectItemDialog

Shows dialog to select either file or folder.

Parameters

none

Result

Returns "OK", "Cancel" or an error.

Description

Examples

Run Select Item Dialog:

Delete All Records [No dialog]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("FileDialog.Reset")]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("FileDialog.SetShowHidden"; FileDialog::ShowHidden)]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("FileDialog.SetAllowMulti"; FileDialog::AllowMulti)]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("FileDialog.SetResolvesAliases"; FileDialog::ResolvesAliases)]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("FileDialog.SetTreatsFilePackagesAsDirectories"; FileDialog::TreatsFilePackagesAsDirectories)]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("FileDialog.SetCanSelectHiddenExtension"; FileDialog::CanSelectHiddenExtension)]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("FileDialog.SetWindowTitle"; FileDialog::WindowTitle)]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("FileDialog.SetInitialDirectory"; FileDialog::InitialDirectory)]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("FileDialog.SetNameFieldLabel"; FileDialog::NameFieldLabel)]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("FileDialog.SetPrompt"; FileDialog::Prompt)]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("FileDialog.SetMessage"; FileDialog::Message)]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("FileDialog.SetNameFieldStringValue"; FileDialog::NameFieldStringValue)]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("FileDialog.SelectItemDialog")]
If [$r = "OK"]
    Set Variable [$index; Value:0]
    Set Variable [$count; Value:MBS("FileDialog.GetPathCount")]
    Loop
        New Record/Request
        Set Field [FileDialog::Path; MBS("FileDialog.GetPath"; $index)]
        Commit Records/Requests []
        Set Variable [$index; Value:$index + 1]
        Exit Loop If [$index = $count]
    End Loop
End If

See also

• FileDialog.OpenFileDialog
• FileDialog.Reset
• FileDialog.SelectFolderDialog
• FileDialog.SetAllowMulti
• FileDialog.SetMessage
• FileDialog.SetNameFieldLabel
• FileDialog.SetPrompt
• FileDialog.SetShowHidden
• FileDialog.SetTreatsFilePackagesAsDirectories
• FileDialog.SetWindowTitle

Release notes

• Version 9.4
  • Added check to FileDialog.OpenFileDialog, FileDialog.SaveFileDialog, FileDialog.SelectFolderDialog and FileDialog.SelectItemDialog to ignore invalid initial directory for Mac.

Example Databases

• Files/FileDialog
• Mac only/Icon and QuickLook/SetIcon

Blog Entries

• MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 9.4pr7
• Comparing Base Elements Plugin to MBS FileMaker Plugin

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Created 18th August 2014, last changed 17th June 2018

FileDialog.SelectFolderDialog - FileDialog.SetAllowMulti