Re: FileBrowse command
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- Subject: [mg43491] Re: [mg43435] FileBrowse command
- From: Michael Schreiber <michaelschreiber at mac.com>
- Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 05:38:54 -0400 (EDT)
- Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com
Experimental`FileBrowse[] might be useful for generating a file name string. On my mac Mathematica 5 shows a Save dialog but does not save the current file (checked that with Terminal), it just pastes a string featuring the path for a file which might receive that name. To do what you really want: MENU Input - Get File Path On Wednesday, Sep 17, 2003, at 13:58 Europe/Vienna, Harvey M. wrote: > I have tried to use the FileBrowse command in Mathematica 5 on Mac OS > 10.2. I am presented with a browser dialog with a blank file name > entry box. If I enter a name in the dialog, the evaluation returns a > full path name for this new file name. What I really wanted, and what > I expected from the documentation, was to be able to select a file in > the browser,and have it return the full path name of the selected > file. Unfortunately, all file name are grayed out, and not available > for selection. Any ideas or experience with this? > > Harvey Moseley > > M F Schreiber Heimscholleg 26 Wien, A1130 Austria Europe Michael at Schreiber.at