uigetfile

Input parameters

file_mask

a string matrix which gives the file masks to use for file selection. file_mask is written with Unix convention. The default value is '*'.

we can also add descriptions for masks, for example ["*.x*","X files";"*.bin","BIN files"].

dir

a character string which gives the initial directory used for file search. By default uigetfile uses the previously selected directory.

boxTitle

a character string which gives the title of the uigetfile window. By default uigetfile's title is 'uigetfile'.

multipleSelection

a boolean which allows to load only one file if it is at '%f' (false) or multiple files if it is at '%t" (true). By default uigetfile's multiple file selection is not enable.

Output parameters

FileName

matrix of string which give the user selected file(s) (path + file(s) name(s)) if user answers "Ok" or the " " string if user answers "Cancel".

PathName

is the user selected file(s) path if user answers "Ok" or the " " string if user answers "Cancel".

FilterIndex

is the user selected filter index on the list box if user answers "Ok" or '0' string if user answers "Cancel"

Description

Creates a dialog window for file(s) selection.

Comments

On Windows, java component used by uigetfile browse also .zip archive then it is very slow with big .zip files.

To disable, this feature:

if getos() == 'Windows' then unix("REGSVR32 /u %WINDIR%\System32\zipfldr.dll") ;end

To re-enable,

if getos() == 'Windows' then unix("REGSVR32 %WINDIR%\System32\zipfldr.dll") ;end

Examples

uigetfile(["*.bin";"*.sce";"*.cos*"])
            uigetfile(["*.sci";"*.bin"],"SCI/modules/gui/macros/")
            uigetfile(["*.sc*";"*.bin"],"SCI/modules/gui/macros/")
            uigetfile(["*.x*","X files";"*.bin","BIN files"],"SCI/modules/gui/macros/")
            uigetfile(["*.sce";"*.bin"],"SCI/modules/gui/macros/", "Choose a file name", %t); 
            uigetfile(["*.sce";"*.bin"],"SCI/modules/gui/macros/", "Choose a file name", %f);

See Also

• uiputfile — Open standard dialog box for selecting and saving file.
• uigetdir — dialog for selecting a directory
• x_dialog — Dialog for interactive multi-lines input.
• file — file management
• read — matrices read
• write — write in a formatted file
• exec — script file execution