Hi Sarah, The user does not get the file by selecting ti. In this situation,
1. The user creates a new file and populates the file 2. Then saves the file "abc". 3. User decides to make a change in the file. 4. The user opens a new file without saving the changes to file abc. This is where I want to get a dialog asking the User to save file "abc" or disregard the last changes made and start a new file. Charles Szasz [email protected] On Jun 13, 2010, at 6:02 AM, Sarah Reichelt-2 [via Runtime Revolution] wrote: > > The question is how do you get the name of the file that is opened from a > > script to save in a variable. This is what I been unable to do. > > How do you open the file? Do you get the user to select a file using > the answer file dialog? > If so, try something like this: > > global gOpenDataFile > answer file "Select a file to open:" > if it is empty then exit to top > put it into gOpenDataFile > put URL ("file:" & gOpenDataFile) into tFileData > -- process the file data as usual > > Now the global variable gOpenDataFile contains the full path to the > data file that was opened. > You can use this later when asking to save: > > global gOpenDataFile > ask file "Save data file?" with gOpenDataFile > > And it will offer the same folder and file name as before. > Note that if you select the same file name, the OS will give you a > file exists warning, whereas if you just save directly using the file > name, then it won't. > > -- > Cheers, > Sarah > > Rodeo discussion: > http://rodeoapps.com/rodeo-discuss-among-yourselves > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > [hidden email] > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > > > View message @ > http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/How-do-you-get-the-name-of-an-open-saved-file-in-memory-using-message-box-tp2252969p2253331.html > > To unsubscribe from Re: How do you get the name of an open saved file in > memory using message box?, click here. > -- View this message in context: http://runtime-revolution.278305.n4.nabble.com/How-do-you-get-the-name-of-an-open-saved-file-in-memory-using-message-box-tp2252969p2254471.html Sent from the Revolution - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
