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TrFile_SelectFileDialog |
Presents the user with a standard dialog and displays all files in a directory.
Syntax
TrFile_SelectFileDialog ( switches ; prompt ; { initialFolder } )
Parameters
| switches | modifies the behavior of the function |
| prompt | the prompt that will be displayed to tell the user which file to select |
| initialFolder | (optional) the file path to the folder where the dialog initially starts |
Switches
Switches can be:
| -SelectDefault | (macOS) select the default location. the initial folder appears as the current selection |
| -SelectPackages | (macOS) allow selection of macOS packages, like application packages |
| -OpenPackages | (macOS) allow macOS packages, like application packages, to be opened and navigated |
| -HideInvisibles | hides invisible files in the selection dialog |
| -AllowMultipleFiles | allow the user to select multiple files in the dialog |
| -DontResolveAlias | when you select an alias/shortcut the result is the path to the alias itself |
| -AllowNonLocalCloudItems | allows you to select files on iCloud that are not downloaded to the local disk |
The following switch no longer works (on macOS):
| -ReturnFSSpec | deprecated! the function no longer returns the folder as a FSSpec instead of a full path |
Returned Result
Data type returned
Text
Result
The function returns a fullpath for the selected file to be used with one of the file manipulation functions.
If the user cancels an error code of “$$-1” is returned.
Originated in
Troi File Plug-in 1.2
Compatibility
FileMaker Pro 17 to FileMaker Pro 21 (2024)
Considerations
Filtering on macOS is now the same as on Windows. To change the default filtering see the TrFile_SetDefaultType function, or take a look at “Filtering Files” in the example databases.
NOTE: macOS packages, like application packages, are actually folders, so this will return a path to a folder!
When the switch “-AllowMultipleFiles” is added, you can use the Command key on macOS or the Control + Alt key on Windows to select or deselect extra items. To select a contiguous group of files at once, click on the first file, then hold Shift and click the last one and all files are selected.
Each selected file is returned on a new line.
v13.0 added the switch “-AllowNonLocalCloudItems”
Example
On Mac OS:
Set Field [ MyFileName ; TrFile_SelectFileDialog ( "-Unused" ; "Please choose a file to import" ;
"Mac HD:Solution Files:Import:" ) ]
Set Field [ MyFileName ; TrFile_SelectFileDialog ( "-SelectPackages" ; "Please choose a file to import" ;
"Mac HD:Solution Files:Import:" ) ]Or on Windows:
Set Field [ MyFileName ; TrFile_SelectFileDialog ( "-Unused" ; "Please choose a file to import" ;
"C:\Solution Files\Import\" ) ]This will start the selection at the folder “Import” in the “Solution Files” Folder.
It returns “HD Mac:Text files:My Letter” if the user selects that particular file on Mac OS. On Windows it may return “C:\Text files\My Letter”.
Used in example file
SelectFile.fmp12
Related functions
| TrFile_SaveFileDialog |
| TrFile_SetDefaultType |
| TrFile_SetFileAttribute |
Related script step
| Show Select File Dialog |
Related topics
Troi File Plug-in online help (overview)
