| Re: Dialog_pickfile problem [message #59933 is a reply to message #10235] |
Tue, 22 April 2008 07:38   |
Vince Hradil
Messages: 574
Registered: December 1999
|
Senior Member |
|
|
On Apr 22, 9:36 am, Vince Hradil <hrad...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Apr 22, 9:29 am, clivecoo...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> On Apr 22, 10:23 am, Vince Hradil <hrad...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>> On Apr 22, 9:20 am, clivecoo...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>>>> On Apr 22, 10:19 am, Vince Hradil <hrad...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>>>> > On Apr 22, 9:12 am, clivecoo...@gmail.com wrote:
>
>>>> > > Hi,
>
>>>> > > I am using Dialog_pickfile to write a jpeg, using file='a string i
>>>> > > insert here'. My problem is that if i want to change the directory in
>>>> > > which dialog_pickfile defaults to it wipes the string i initially
>>>> > > inserted. Is there a way i can fix the default filename so that the
>>>> > > user can pick a directory to save the jpeg without having to retype
>>>> > > the file name back in?
>
>>>> > > filename = Dialog_Pickfile(/Write, File=uname
>>>> > > +'-'+info.file_name,DEFAULT_EXTENSION='jpeg')
>>>> > > IF filename NE '' THEN Write_JPEG, filename, snapshot, True=1
>
>>>> > > many thanks,
>
>>>> > > Clive
>
>>>> > Seems to me that you don't want to give the user a choice to make the
>>>> > filename. So, why not just have them choose a directory?
>
>>>> > dirname = Dialog_Pickfile(/Directory)
>>>> > if strlen(dirname) gt 0 then File=dirname+path_sep()+uname
>>>> > +'-'+info.file_name+'.jpeg'
>
>>>> Thats a good suggestion, however i do not want to remove the
>>>> possibility of the user to edit the filename.
>
>>>> thanks
>
>>>> Clive
>
>>> How about using filter=uname+'-'+info.file_name+'.jpeg' instead of
>>> file?
>
>> I don't think that works as when you set filter it only displays files
>> with that name. In this case the file is yet to be created.
>
> But isn't that okay? One should still see all the directories, no?
Nevermind, I just got on to my computer where I could actually try it.
|
|
|
|
comp.lang.idl-pvwave archive
Members
Search
Help
Login
Home
