I have been trying to gather some observations about the behaviour of Data Prompter. I notice that the File Selector has different behaviour from that in Visual Program Editor.
First, my environment (in Windows 98) has: DXROOT=E:\OpenDX DXDATA=E:\OpenDX\SAMPLES\DATA ROOT=E:\OpenDX HOME=E:/OpenDX When I start Data Prompter (dx -prompter) and click on the ellipsis button, I see two paths (all cases preserved): E:\OpenDX/samples/data E:\OpenDX The first path combines Unix and DOS / usages. Note that it is not the same as DXDATA. I assume that this path is created in DX. And why two paths? If I select the first path, the File Selector window is opened. The Filter field at the top is displaying E:\OpenDX/samples/data/* while the Selection field at the bottom has E:\ The Directories list shows all the directories under E:\, while the Files list shows all the files in E:\OpenDX\samples\data. It is actually not possible to use the File Selector to select a data file. If you negotiate through the directory tree until the Selection field shows E:\OpenDX\samples\data the Filter field is now showing E:\OpenDX\samples\OpenDX/samples/data/* and not surprisingly the Files list is empty. This is different from the way the File Selector in Visual Program Editor works. In that case, when File>Open is selected, opening the File Selector, the Filter field always shows whatever is in the Selection field with *.net appended. I trust this will help someone who is familiar with Data Prompter determine what the problem is. No doubt it is something very simple to do with the old /\ confusion. Gib NOTICE - This e-mail is only intended to be read by the named recipient. It may contain information which is confidential, proprietary or the subject of legal privilege. If you are not the intended recipient please notify the sender immediately and delete this e-mail. You may not use any information contained in it. Legal privilege is not waived because you have read this e-mail. For further information on the Beca Group of Companies, visit our web page http://www.beca.co.nz
