songer@orchestra.ecn.purdue.edu (Christopher M Songer) (06/26/91)
OK, It must be in the docs somewhere and I can't find it. I want an OpenPanel to allow the return of a filename which is a directory. I don't want the contents of the directory shown when the user selects it. The directory name does have a unique extension. How do I do this? (WriteNow does it sometimes... why can't I?) Thanks! -Chris
pfkeb@kaon.SLAC.Stanford.EDU (Paul Kunz) (06/26/91)
In article <1991Jun25.195535.8745@noose.ecn.purdue.edu> songer@orchestra.ecn.purdue.edu (Christopher M Songer) writes:
It must be in the docs somewhere and I can't find it. I want
an OpenPanel to allow the return of a filename which is a directory.
I don't want the contents of the directory shown when the user
selects it. The directory name does have a unique extension.
How do I do this? (WriteNow does it sometimes... why can't I?)
Thanks!
-Chris
First step is to declare your unique filename extension for your app
with the project/attributes like you would for a plain file. Then
you must install you app in ~/Apps or /LocalApps for it to take
effect. Then you can go back to debugging your app and the openPanel
should show your directory as if it were a file.
By chance, I happened to do this procedure for the first time this
weekend.
eahb@vi.ri.cmu.edu (Edwin Blackwood) (06/26/91)
In article <1991Jun25.195535.8745@noose.ecn.purdue.edu> songer@orchestra.ecn.purdue.edu (Christopher M Songer) writes: >OK, > It must be in the docs somewhere and I can't find it. I want >an OpenPanel to allow the return of a filename which is a directory. >I don't want the contents of the directory shown when the user >selects it. The directory name does have a unique extension. >How do I do this? (WriteNow does it sometimes... why can't I?) > >Thanks! >-Chris You need to declare the types of extensions your app will look for in the open panel -- like this: static const char *openTypes[] = {"ext1", "ext2", NULL}; // do not include the ".", ie "wn", not ".wn" id openPanel = [OpenPanel new]; static char dir[MAXPATHLEN+1]; static char file[MAXPATHLEN+1] // decide what directory and file you want to default the open panel to if ([openPanel runModalForDirectory:dir file:file types:openTypes]) { //do your thing } else { // can't do your thing because openPanel failed or was canceled } Hope this helps. Ed Blackwood eahb@visus.com Software Engineer: Visual Understanding Systems, Inc. (VISUS). Developers of PaperSight - the only integrated document image management system for the NeXT
wb1j+@andrew.cmu.edu (William M. Bumgarner) (06/27/91)
If you want the Workspace Manager to recognize your folders and files owned by your application (as Mail does with .mbox folders) you need to: In Interface builder: - look at the project inspector and switch to the 'attribute editor' - click on the first document icon - fill in the extension field w/your extension. Do not put the period in-- just the letters of your extension Outside of IB: - make install -- this will compile, strip and install your app in ~/Apps/ - log out and log back in; Workspace should recognize your files now... b.bum b.bumgarner | Disclaimer: All opinions expressed are my own. wb1j+@andrew.cmu.edu | I officially don't represent anyone unless I NeXT Campus Consultant | explicity say I am doing so. So there. <Thpppt!> "I ride tandem with the random/Things don't run the way I planned them.."