| Re: Path/Directory String [message #55045] |
Tue, 31 July 2007 08:31 |
payon
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On 31 Jul., 16:28, "Jeff N." <jnett...@utk.edu> wrote:
> On Jul 31, 8:28 am, pa...@gmx.de wrote:
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>> with the whole path. Is there any possibility to get just the
>> filenames in a path, without any path link?
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> Try this and see if it doesn't also do what you want:
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> fnames = file_basename(files)
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> Jeff
Yes, this also works fine, thanks!
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| Re: Path/Directory String [message #55046 is a reply to message #55045] |
Tue, 31 July 2007 07:28  |
Jeff N.
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On Jul 31, 8:28 am, pa...@gmx.de wrote:
> with the whole path. Is there any possibility to get just the
> filenames in a path, without any path link?
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Try this and see if it doesn't also do what you want:
fnames = file_basename(files)
Jeff
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| Re: Path/Directory String [message #55049 is a reply to message #55046] |
Tue, 31 July 2007 06:10 |
payon
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> You might try moving to the directory you selected (not
> possible with the way you are writing the code, but it
> shouldn't be written that way anyhow, so...) and *then*
> using FILE_SEARCH to look for the files. You can use the
> CD command to change directories.
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> theDir = DIALOG_PICKFILE(/DIRECTORY)
> IF theDir EQ "" THEN RETURN
> CD, theDir, CURRENT=currentDir
> theFiles = FILE_SEARCH('*.tif')
> CD, currentDir
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> Cheers,
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> David
> --
> David Fanning, Ph.D.
> Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
> Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming:http://www.dfanning.com/
> Sepore ma de ni thui. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")
Wow, thanks a lot again! Very simple, but very clever. I didn't think
about to change the directory. But this is the simpliest way to get
just the filename! So i wish you to have a nice day and thanks again,
david!
By the way, i've bought your book IDL Programming Techniques, 2nd
Edition. It is really fantastic! I learned a lot, and it's also a big
help with widget programming. I still use it as my reference IDL book,
because you describe things on a very simple and unterstandable way!
It would be also very great, if you could also describe the
call_external routine as well as make_dll to implement some simple C
code in IDL. Maybe in the 3rd edition? :) Because I didn't find any
book where it was explained clearly. Of course, IDL doesn't need any C
functions. It's more powerful, but I had to control my Camera via a
frame grabber. And this was only possible with C.. Ok.. thanks and
bye ..
Martin
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| Re: Path/Directory String [message #55050 is a reply to message #55049] |
Tue, 31 July 2007 05:47 |
David Fanning
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payon@gmx.de writes:
> Ah all right thanks a lot, it works!
> And now i have the next small problem.
You may have more problems then you realize when
you put functions with CANCEL buttons inside of
other functions, but I guess you will discover that
soon enough. :-)
> Now i tried to read out all filenames which are included in the
> selected path
> with files=file_search(dialog_pickfile(/dir),'*.tif')
> I wanted to compare them with a defined string array, to know which
> files are missing, and so which computations cannot be proceed.
> the problem is, that in my defined array, i just have the filenames.
> Because the path is variable. But the result of
> files=file_search(dialog_pickfile(/dir),'*.tif') gives me the filename
> with the whole path. Is there any possibility to get just the
> filenames in a path, without any path link?
You might try moving to the directory you selected (not
possible with the way you are writing the code, but it
shouldn't be written that way anyhow, so...) and *then*
using FILE_SEARCH to look for the files. You can use the
CD command to change directories.
theDir = DIALOG_PICKFILE(/DIRECTORY)
IF theDir EQ "" THEN RETURN
CD, theDir, CURRENT=currentDir
theFiles = FILE_SEARCH('*.tif')
CD, currentDir
Cheers,
David
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David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/
Sepore ma de ni thui. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")
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| Re: Path/Directory String [message #55051 is a reply to message #55050] |
Tue, 31 July 2007 05:28 |
payon
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> Set the DIRECTORY keyword to DIALOG_PICKFILE and you can only
> select directories.
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> Cheers,
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> David
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> --
> David Fanning, Ph.D.
> Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
> Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming:http://www.dfanning.com/
> Sepore ma de ni thui. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")
Ah all right thanks a lot, it works!
And now i have the next small problem.
Now i tried to read out all filenames which are included in the
selected path
with files=file_search(dialog_pickfile(/dir),'*.tif')
I wanted to compare them with a defined string array, to know which
files are missing, and so which computations cannot be proceed.
the problem is, that in my defined array, i just have the filenames.
Because the path is variable. But the result of
files=file_search(dialog_pickfile(/dir),'*.tif') gives me the filename
with the whole path. Is there any possibility to get just the
filenames in a path, without any path link?
thanks a lot again!
martin
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| Re: Path/Directory String [message #55052 is a reply to message #55051] |
Tue, 31 July 2007 04:58 |
David Fanning
Messages: 11724
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payon@gmx.de writes:
> Is there also any possibility to get such a string only when choosing
> a directory?
> My problem is, that i want the user to choose only a directory and not
> a specifiied file.. because in the directory itself, there are always
> the same filenames, which have to be analyzed. But what changes is
> file path. So I want the user to give a possibility to browse and to
> select the current project path in my widget.
> any suggestions?
Set the DIRECTORY keyword to DIALOG_PICKFILE and you can only
select directories.
Cheers,
David
--
David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/
Sepore ma de ni thui. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")
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