> 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?
Hummingbird is skewing PATHS, which you see at the top bar. It is beyond my approach... main thing, it works for you. If you type E:\OpenDX\samples\OpenDX\samples\data\* Does it show you list of files? Suhaib > > 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 >
