Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: FileDialogWatcher.GetLastPath

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FileDialogWatcher.GetLastPath

Queries the last path used in open/save dialogs.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Linux	Server	FileMaker iOS SDK
FileDialog	2.6	Yes	Yes	No	No	No

MBS( "FileDialogWatcher.GetLastPath" ) More

Parameters

none

Result

Returns OK or error.

Description

Queries the last path used in open/save dialogs.
This returns native path like "/Users/cs/Desktop/test.jpg".
Use Path.NativePathToFileMakerPath to convert to a FileMaker path if you plan to use "filemac:" for an insert file script step.
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.

Example Databases

Files/FileDialogWatcher

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Release notes

Version 10.4
- Added FileDialogWatcher.GetLastPath and FileDialogWatcher.Install for Windows in addition for macOS, but doesn't work as FileMaker uses older APIs.

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

FileDialog.SetWindowTitle - FileDialogWatcher.Install

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