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FileDialog.SetFilter

Queries whether other file types are allowed.

Parameters

Parameter	Description	Example
MacFilter	The filter specification for Mac. Can be file extension (Without dot) or UTI (Uniform Type Identifier). Can be a list.	"jpg"
WinFilter	The filter specification for Windows. This is normally star dot file extension and can be a list.	"*.JPG"
WinLabels	The list of labels for the file types.	"JPEG files"

Result

Returns OK or error.

Description

Examples

Set Mac filter with file extension as filter

MBS("FileDialog.SetFilter"; "jpg"; "*.JPG"; "JPEG files")

Set Mac filter with UTI as filter:

MBS("FileDialog.SetFilter"; "public.jpeg"; "*.JPG"; "JPEG files")

Select only FileMaker files:

MBS("FileDialog.SetFilter"; "fmp12"; "*.FMP12"; "FileMaker files")

Select tiff or jpeg files with various extensions:

MBS("FileDialog.SetFilter"; "tif¶jpg¶jpeg¶tiff"; "*.TIF;*.TIFF¶*.JPG;*.JPEG"; "Tiff files¶JPEG files")

Allow PNG and JPEG:

MBS("FileDialog.SetFilter"; "jpg¶png"; "*.JPG¶*.PNG"; "JPEG files¶PNG Files")

Allow text files:

MBS("FileDialog.SetFilter"; "public.text"; "*.TXT"; "TXT files")

See also

• FileDialog.GetFilter
• FileDialog.OpenFileDialog
• ListDialog.GetFilter
• ListDialog.SetFilter

Example Databases

• CURL/Email/IMAP Email
• Mac only/Movies/AVAsset Export Session
• Win Only/WindowsML

Blog Entries

• MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 8.4pr1

Release notes

• Version 8.4
  • Changed FileDialog.SetFilter to pick first file extension listed as default one for saving.

Created 18th August 2014, last changed 28th April 2016

FileDialog.SetCanSelectHiddenExtension   -   FileDialog.SetInitialDirectory

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