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Re: file selection widget and returning filters [message #42580 is a reply to message #42454]

Tue, 15 February 2005 08:01

Paul Van Delst[1]
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Rob wrote:
> Paul,
>
> You're right, most of the functionality is similar to DIALOG_PICKFILE.
> But I wanted a bit more flexibility from that dialog which, since it is
> a native widget, I could not modify. The difference really is in the
> API for this modal widget function: the addition of the FILTER_IN and
> FILTER_OUT keywords (added this morning). I also added a REVERSE ORDER
> checkbox that gives the user the option to view the files in reverse
> alphabetical order.

Sweet - I like that too.

> This is useful at our facility where our users
> will try to sift through hundreds of files in a single directory and
> the only ones that they really want are the latest ones...i.e the last
> data files in the directory listing. This was an attempt at providing
> that functionality.
>
> See the same web site as I listed before for latest source code and
> screen shot.
>
> Thanks for the words of encouragement, Paul.

Thanks for the code!

paulv

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Paul van Delst
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[Message index]

		file selection widget and returning filters By: Rob Dimeo on Thu, 10 February 2005 07:06
		Re: file selection widget and returning filters By: Paul Van Delst[1] on Tue, 15 February 2005 08:01
		Re: file selection widget and returning filters By: Rob Dimeo on Tue, 15 February 2005 07:48
		Re: file selection widget and returning filters By: Paul Van Delst[1] on Tue, 15 February 2005 07:18
		Re: file selection widget and returning filters By: Rob[1] on Mon, 14 February 2005 17:24
		Re: file selection widget and returning filters By: Craig Markwardt on Mon, 14 February 2005 15:38
		Re: file selection widget and returning filters By: Paul Van Delst[1] on Mon, 14 February 2005 14:59

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