UI_GET_PATH Function
Syntax
Arguments
- path
The selected directory. The directory must exist. If the Starting_Folder does not exist, the first subfolder that does exist will be returned.
- title
The title of the dialog box.
- drive_list
The drive portion of the path to display. You can specify multiple drives separated by semicolons ("C:\;D:\"). Do not add spaces between drives.
- default
The directory portion of the path to display. Note : The default directory must have a trailing backslash.
Description
Prompt user for a file path. If drive_list is blank, shows all drives. Drive_list is a semi-colon delimited list of drives. TIP: You can also use ui_browse_for_folder() to use the standard Windows control.
UI_GET_PATH() displays a dialog box that allows the user to select a folder (i.e. sub-directory). The dialog displays all of the folders on Drive, starting in the Starting_Folder.
Note : The Starting_Folder directory must exist. If you use the final "\" character after a path, either escape it with a second "\" character or add a final space " " character. This function cannot be used to select the root folder of a drive. To do that, use the ui_browse_for_folder Function. In addition, the ui_get_path function is written in Xbasic and is not a 'standard' way of prompting for a folder. The ui_browse_for_folder Function wraps the standard windows control for prompting for a folder name, and so this control might be more familiar to users. The ui_get_path() function allows the user to create new folders, whereas ui_browse_for_folder() does not. If you do not need the option to create new folders, prefer the ui_browse_for_folder Function.
Example
Display the dialog shown in the above diagram.
path = UI_GET_PATH ("Enter Path","c\: ", "c:\windows\\")
ui_get_path("Folder Name", "C:\;D:\ ", "C:\documents\ ")Limitations
Desktop applications only.
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