| Re: Dialog box for creating a directory [message #23415 is a reply to message #23261] |
Mon, 22 January 2001 12:53  |
Roy E Hansen
Messages: 2
Registered: January 2001
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> Humm. You must not be using Windows. :-)
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> I certainly can *create* a new directory or folder from
> DIALOG_PICKFILE. But I suspect that is not exactly what
> you want to do. You probably want to create it directly
> from you program. Having a dialog "pop up" pre-supposes
> you are going to allow some initiative and accept
> direction from the user. That's often what we *say*
> we want, while writing programs that specifically
> disallow it. :-)
Well, I use Windows and I know "the user" can create directories
with dialog_pickfile. However, "the user" should only create one
directory, not interact with files at all. So the "File names" and
"Files of type" fields are of no use to me, and especially not if
"the user" enters something there.
> If you want to create a directory (as opposed to having
> the user create a directory), then in IDL 5.4 you can
> use the FILE_MKDIR procedure. On earlier versions of
> IDL I think you will have to spawn an operating system
> command to do it.
That is probably what I end up doing. I'll automaticly choose
directory names and create directories.
BTW, "the user" and I is the same guy.
Thanks for the help.
-Roy
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