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Queries the native path with the given index.
Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
FileDialog | 2.7 | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ❌ No | ❌ No | ❌ No |
Parameter | Description | Example | Flags |
---|---|---|---|
index | The index of the path. | 0 | Optional |
Returns native path.
Export all containers to one folder:
#Ask for folder?
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("FileDialog.Reset")]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("FileDialog.SetMessage"; "Export folder?")]
Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS("FileDialog.SelectFolderDialog")]
If [$r = "OK"]
#get path from dialog:
Set Variable [$npath; Value:MBS( "FileDialog.GetPath"; 0 )]
#convert to FileMaker path for Export Field Contents
Set Variable [$fpath; Value:MBS( "Path.NativePathToFileMakerPath"; $npath )]
#Loop over all records:
Go to Record/Request/Page [First]
Loop
#Export files from this record
#figure out file name
Set Variable [$name; Value:GetAsText ( Container Batch Export::Test1 )]
Set Variable [$name; Value:GetValue($name; 1)]
Set Variable [$name; Value:MBS( "Path.LastPathComponent"; $name )]
Set Variable [$dpath; Value:MBS( "Path.AddPathComponent"; $fpath; $name )]
Export Field Contents [Container Batch Export::Test1; “$dpath”]
#Next record
Go to Record/Request/Page [Next; Exit after last]
End Loop
End If
Select folder in one expression:
Let([
r = MBS("FileDialog.Reset");
r = MBS("FileDialog.SelectFolderDialog");
folder = If ( r = "OK" ; MBS("FileDialog.GetPath"; 0); "" )
]; folder)
Created 18th August 2014, last changed 27th April 2019
FileDialog.GetNameFieldStringValue - FileDialog.GetPathCount
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