Re: Capturing Full Path Names with Picture Imports

[Steven via 4D_Tech]

Thank you all for your prompt, informative and kind responses.  

I figured it was something simple.  But not that simple.  Duh!?

First time I have encountered the Document system variable after decades of 
using 4D.  So my cognitive biases just skipped over that part of the 
documentation.  Very useful for my purposes.  Like stumbling on a 
(not-so-deeply) buried treasure actually.  I am already putting it to good use. 
 

Thanks again.

Steven

Steven Prins
Santa Fe, NM


> On May 27, 2020, at 1:00 PM, 4d_tech-requ...@lists.4d.com wrote:
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> Capturing Full Path Names with Picture Imports 

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Re: Capturing Full Path Names with Picture Imports

[Ingo Wolf via 4D_Tech]

Have a look at the process var named "Document".

HTH
Ingo Wolf

4d_tech-requ...@lists.4d.com schrieb am Tue, 26 May 2020 11:58:32 -0700:

>Good afternoon all.
>
>I hope everyone in the community is holding up under the challenges of the 
>pandemic.  My best wishes go out to everyone.
>
>I am trying to develop a small module to allow users to import images from 
>anywhere on the host computer, for now.  Using "READ PICTURE FILE","CREATE 
>THUMBNAIL” and "Get picture file name” I can accomplish most of what I want to 
>do.  But I am stuck on how to capture the long path to the picture selected by 
>the user in the selection dialog presented by "READ PICTURE FILE”.  
>
>I assume there must be a simple way to do this that I am overlooking.  Rather 
>than continuing to beat my head against the wall, I am hoping that someone 
>here might please point me in the right direction.  
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>Steven Prins


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Re: Capturing Full Path Names with Picture Imports

[Chuck Miller via 4D_Tech]

Yes that is true, Another way would be to select file you can even do multiple 
files at a time this way and the array returned form the command contains the 
full path to the documents selected. You can even decide what type of files are 
acceptable

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> On May 27, 2020, at 2:42 AM, Bernd Fröhlich via 4D_Tech 
> <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote:
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> Steven:
> 
>> I am trying to develop a small module to allow users to import images from 
>> anywhere on the host computer, for now.  Using "READ PICTURE FILE","CREATE 
>> THUMBNAIL” and "Get picture file name” I can accomplish most of what I want 
>> to do.  But I am stuck on how to capture the long path to the picture 
>> selected by the user in the selection dialog presented by "READ PICTURE 
>> FILE”.
> 
> Hi Steven,
> 
>  >
> 
> "If the command is executed successfully, the system variable Document 
> contains the full pathname to the open file"

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Re: Capturing Full Path Names with Picture Imports

[Bernd Fröhlich via 4D_Tech]

Steven:

> I am trying to develop a small module to allow users to import images from 
> anywhere on the host computer, for now.  Using "READ PICTURE FILE","CREATE 
> THUMBNAIL” and "Get picture file name” I can accomplish most of what I want 
> to do.  But I am stuck on how to capture the long path to the picture 
> selected by the user in the selection dialog presented by "READ PICTURE FILE”.

Hi Steven,



"If the command is executed successfully, the system variable Document contains 
the full pathname to the open file"

Greetings from Germany,
Bernd Fröhlich
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Re: Capturing Full Path Names with Picture Imports

[Vincent de Lachaux via 4D_Tech]

Did you try the DOCUMENT system variable ?
It should be populate with the full pathname
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Re: Capturing Full Path Names with Picture Imports

[Randy Kaempen via 4D_Tech]

Steven,

> On May 26, 2020, at 1:58 PM, Steven via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> wrote:
> 
> I hope everyone in the community is holding up under the challenges of the 
> pandemic.  My best wishes go out to everyone.
> 
> I am trying to develop a small module to allow users to import images from 
> anywhere on the host computer, for now.  Using "READ PICTURE FILE","CREATE 
> THUMBNAIL” and "Get picture file name” I can accomplish most of what I want 
> to do.  But I am stuck on how to capture the long path to the picture 
> selected by the user in the selection dialog presented by "READ PICTURE 
> FILE”.  
> 
> I assume there must be a simple way to do this that I am overlooking.  Rather 
> than continuing to beat my head against the wall, I am hoping that someone 
> here might please point me in the right direction.  

The documentation says:
If the command is executed successfully, the system variable Document contains 
the full pathname to the open file and the system variable OK is set to 1. 
Otherwise, OK is set to 0.

I would look at the Document variable.



Randy Kaempen
Intellex Corporation

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Capturing Full Path Names with Picture Imports

[Steven via 4D_Tech]

Good afternoon all.

I hope everyone in the community is holding up under the challenges of the 
pandemic.  My best wishes go out to everyone.

I am trying to develop a small module to allow users to import images from 
anywhere on the host computer, for now.  Using "READ PICTURE FILE","CREATE 
THUMBNAIL” and "Get picture file name” I can accomplish most of what I want to 
do.  But I am stuck on how to capture the long path to the picture selected by 
the user in the selection dialog presented by "READ PICTURE FILE”.  

I assume there must be a simple way to do this that I am overlooking.  Rather 
than continuing to beat my head against the wall, I am hoping that someone here 
might please point me in the right direction.  

Thanks in advance.

Steven Prins
Santa Fe, NM

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