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FileDialogWatcher.Install

Installs the required code to catch file names from open/save dialogs on Mac.

Component Version macOS Windows Linux Server iOS SDK
FileDialog 2.6 ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ❌ No ❌ No ❌ No
MBS( "FileDialogWatcher.Install" )

Parameters

none

Result

Returns OK or error.

Description

Installs the required code to catch file names from open/save dialogs on Mac.
You need to call this method before FileDialogWatcher.GetLastPath reports something useful.
Does not work with FileMaker 8.5, 9 or 10. Works with FileMaker 11 and 12.

Added support for Windows with version 10.4, but doesn't work for FileMaker's own dialogs.

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This function checks for a license.

Created 18th August 2014, last changed 4th September 2020


FileDialogWatcher.GetLastPath - Files.AccessDate