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FileDialog.SelectItemDialog
Shows dialog to select either file or folder.
| Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
| FileDialog | 2.7 | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
Parameters
none
Result
Returns "OK", "Cancel" or an error.
Description
Shows dialog to select either file or folder.If dialog finishes well, you can query paths.
To select just a file, please use FileDialog.OpenFileDialog function.
Calls FileDialog.OpenFileDialog on Windows.
Examples
Run Select Item Dialog:
Delete All Records [No dialog]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("FileDialog.Reset")]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("FileDialog.SetShowHidden"; FileDialog::ShowHidden)]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("FileDialog.SetAllowMulti"; FileDialog::AllowMulti)]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("FileDialog.SetResolvesAliases"; FileDialog::ResolvesAliases)]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("FileDialog.SetTreatsFilePackagesAsDirectories"; FileDialog::TreatsFilePackagesAsDirectories)]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("FileDialog.SetCanSelectHiddenExtension"; FileDialog::CanSelectHiddenExtension)]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("FileDialog.SetWindowTitle"; FileDialog::WindowTitle)]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("FileDialog.SetInitialDirectory"; FileDialog::InitialDirectory)]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("FileDialog.SetNameFieldLabel"; FileDialog::NameFieldLabel)]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("FileDialog.SetPrompt"; FileDialog::Prompt)]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("FileDialog.SetMessage"; FileDialog::Message)]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("FileDialog.SetNameFieldStringValue"; FileDialog::NameFieldStringValue)]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("FileDialog.SelectItemDialog")]
If [$r = "OK"]
Set Variable [$index; Value:0]
Set Variable [$count; Value:MBS("FileDialog.GetPathCount")]
Loop
New Record/Request
Set Field [FileDialog::Path; MBS("FileDialog.GetPath"; $index)]
Commit Records/Requests []
Set Variable [$index; Value:$index + 1]
Exit Loop If [$index = $count]
End Loop
End If
See also
- FileDialog.OpenFileDialog
- FileDialog.Reset
- FileDialog.SelectFolderDialog
- FileDialog.SetAllowMulti
- FileDialog.SetMessage
- FileDialog.SetNameFieldLabel
- FileDialog.SetPrompt
- FileDialog.SetShowHidden
- FileDialog.SetTreatsFilePackagesAsDirectories
- FileDialog.SetWindowTitle
Release notes
- Version 9.4
- Added check to FileDialog.OpenFileDialog, FileDialog.SaveFileDialog, FileDialog.SelectFolderDialog and FileDialog.SelectItemDialog to ignore invalid initial directory for Mac.
Example Databases
Blog Entries
- Tips and tricks with MBS
- MBS FileMaker Plugin, version 9.4pr7
- Comparing Base Elements Plugin to MBS FileMaker Plugin
This function checks for a license.
Created 18th August 2014, last changed 17th June 2018
