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Re: dialog_pickfile return question.. [message #54315 is a reply to message #54314]

Wed, 06 June 2007 09:13

jkj
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Registered: April 2007

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On Jun 6, 10:44 am, ryans...@gmail.com wrote:
> How would I go about getting the path choosen from Dialog Pickfile and
> then having that path appear in a pre-existing widget_text? I have
> attempted using a pointer but I could not get it to work, as the
> widget_text doesn't 'update'.
>
> Here is my code, if anyone could help it would be fantastic!
>
> PRO test_event, ev
> widget_control, ev.id, get_value=value
> widget_control, ev.top, get_uvalue=info
>
> if value eq '...' then begin
> filepicked = DIALOG_PICKFILE (/READ)
> print, "File picked"
> print, filepicked
> fp = ptr_new(filepicked)
> END
>
> END
>
> PRO test, value
>
> main = widget_base (title='PRO', MBAR=bar, /row)
> wt0 = WIDGET_TEXT(main, XSIZE=15, uvalue='Filename', /ALL_EVENTS, /
> EDITABLE)
>
> findfiles = widget_button (main, value='...')
>
> widget_control, main, /realize
> widget_control, main, set_uvalue=info
> xmanager, 'experiment', main
>
> END
>
> Thanks,
> Ryan

Sent the id of widget_text to the handler in the info structure and
then update it from within the event handler:

1. Add wt0 to the info structure:
info = { $
id:wt0 $
}

....
2. use wt0 in the event handler:
filepicked = DIALOG_PICKFILE (/READ)
widget_control, info.id, set_value=filepicked

-Kevin

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		Re: dialog_pickfile return question.. By: ryanselk on Wed, 06 June 2007 09:51
		Re: dialog_pickfile return question.. By: jkj on Wed, 06 June 2007 09:13
		Re: dialog_pickfile return question.. By: David Fanning on Wed, 06 June 2007 09:08
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