Hi Emile,
Great tip! But are you saying that the Linux and Mac built apps
worked differently with your original code?
Tim
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Tim Jones
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On Jan 3, 2007, at 2:24 AM, Emile SCHWARZ wrote:
Hi all,
REALbasic 2006 Release 4
MacOS X 10.4.8
Novell suse linux 10.1
For once, this is linux this contest winner!
In fact, under MacOS X (I forget to test that under Windows), I use
a technik to always open the dialog in the last opened folder
(except the first time, I open it in the application directory.
To do that, I have two window properties: gOpenFI and gSaveFI
(original, isn't it ?). And the used code is... where the problem
lies under linux.
After I found the trouble I was feeling sad: it was my error. The
offending code lies in the SaveAsDialog.InitialDirectory (and
strangely, I do not have that trouble in the
OpenDialog.InitialDirectory) who know why ?
// part of code that fills the SaveAsDialog.InitialDirectory property:
If gSaveFI = Nil Then
// First Save Operation: use the Application folder
SaveDlg.InitialDirectory = App.AppFI
Else
// Other Save Operations: use the last saved value
SaveDlg.InitialDirectory = gSaveFI
End If
// .../... later just before the end of the code:
// Store the just used Folder (to save data)
gSaveFI = SaveFI
and here lies the trouble: I pass a FolderItem _TO_ an item, not to
a folder (say directory to be more expressive).
Changing that to:
// Store the just used Folder (to save data)
gSaveFI = SaveFI.Parent
resolve the trouble!
Mea culpa, mea culpa, mea maxi mea culpa (if I recall correctly)!
After a simple test, both Open and Save operations works using:
gSaveFI = SaveFI.Parent
gOpenFI = OpenFI.Parent
[I created a folder with 'Open' in its name, another with 'Save' in
its name, open a file from there once, and a second attempt opens
the correct folder; same for Save.]
FWIW,
Emile
PS: On MacOS X, apparently, a "special coercion" (or a stip of the
file name) can be done (behind my back) and so it works _BUT_ IMHO
must not for an obvious reason _AND_ this is not on par with what
linux does (which is the right thing, still IMHO!).
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