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FileDialog.SetMessage
Sets the message text displayed in the panel.
| Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
| FileDialog | 2.7 | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
MBS( "FileDialog.SetMessage"; text ) More
Parameters
| Parameter | Description | Example |
|---|---|---|
| text | The new message text. | "Please select folder to store backups." |
Result
Returns OK.
Description
Sets the message text displayed in the panel.This prompt appears on all Mac dialogs, but not on Windows.
The default message text is an empty string.
Examples
Sets name:
MBS( "FileDialog.SetMessage"; "Where to put backup files?" )
See also
- Dialog.GetMessage
- Dialog.SetMessage
- FileDialog.GetMessage
- FileDialog.GetPath
- FileDialog.OpenFileDialog
- FileDialog.SaveFileDialog
- FileDialog.SelectFolderDialog
- FileDialog.SelectItemDialog
- FileDialog.SetUseSheet
- XL.Book.SaveToFile
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- Files/FileDialog
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- SmartCard/Belgian EID Reader
- Win Only/Windows Player
- XL/Writing data
Blog Entries
FileMaker Magazin
This function is free to use.
Created 18th August 2014, last changed 29th March 2023
FileDialog.SetInitialDirectory - FileDialog.SetNameFieldLabel
