| Re: Dialog_pickfile problem [message #59940 is a reply to message #10235] |
Tue, 22 April 2008 07:23   |
Vince Hradil
Messages: 574
Registered: December 1999
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On Apr 22, 9:20 am, clivecoo...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Apr 22, 10:19 am, Vince Hradil <hrad...@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>> On Apr 22, 9:12 am, clivecoo...@gmail.com wrote:
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>>> Hi,
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>>> 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?
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>>> filename = Dialog_Pickfile(/Write, File=uname
>>> +'-'+info.file_name,DEFAULT_EXTENSION='jpeg')
>>> IF filename NE '' THEN Write_JPEG, filename, snapshot, True=1
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>>> many thanks,
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>>> Clive
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>> 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?
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>> dirname = Dialog_Pickfile(/Directory)
>> if strlen(dirname) gt 0 then File=dirname+path_sep()+uname
>> +'-'+info.file_name+'.jpeg'
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> Thats a good suggestion, however i do not want to remove the
> possibility of the user to edit the filename.
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> thanks
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> Clive
How about using filter=uname+'-'+info.file_name+'.jpeg' instead of
file?
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