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RE: Experimental`FileBrowse

• To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg34973] RE: [mg34954] Experimental`FileBrowse
• From: "DrBob" <majort at cox-internet.com>
• Date: Sun, 16 Jun 2002 00:24:10 -0400 (EDT)
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I tried it again and it worked.  I don't know what happened before.  It
wasn't the usual shadowing problem; I checked ??FileBrowse and found it
in the System context.

Oh, wait!  That's the problem!!

Before, I loaded the package and then used FileBrowse[].  That still
doesn't work; you have to use the qualified name, even if you've loaded
the Experimental package.

It's a little odd that System`FileBrowse exists and does nothing,
though.

Bobby Treat

-----Original Message-----
From: David Park [mailto:djmp at earthlink.net] 
To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
Subject: [mg34973] RE: [mg34954] Experimental`FileBrowse

Bobby,

On my 4.1, Windows 98, Experimental`FileBrowse[] brings up the Windows file
browser. After I maneuver around and select a file, I have to "Save" it.  Of
course, I don't really want to Save anything. Then I get a message saying
the file already exist and do I want to save anyway. Of course I don't, but
I answer Yes anyway. Then it returns the file path name and, in fact,
doesn't save anything. But, the method of operation does not fill one with
confidence!

David Park
djmp at earthlink.net
http://home.earthlink.net/~djmp/

> From: DrBob [mailto:majort at cox-internet.com]
To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
>
> On my machine, in my copy of Mathematica 4.1, Experimental`FileBrowse
does
> nothing.  Has it been unsupported?
>
> Bobby
>
> Dr. Bobby Treat
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