Re: FileName Widget
- To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
- Subject: [mg114486] Re: FileName Widget
- From: Albert Retey <awnl at gmx-topmail.de>
- Date: Sun, 5 Dec 2010 21:54:40 -0500 (EST)
- References: <idd7oe$nca$1@smc.vnet.net>
Am 04.12.2010 12:13, schrieb leigh pascoe: > Has anybody written a widget to find and return file names. For example > if I want to import an image or data file into mathematica, or assign a > file name to a $Variable, it would be very convenient to have a function > key that launched a windows style widget that permitted searching > through directories (starting with My Computer or C:) and selecting the > appropriate file. The full path of the selected file would then be > inserted at the cursor. > > That seems such an obvious tool that it must exist already, but I > haven't seen reference to one anywhere. Anybody? isn't the menu entry 'Insert' -> 'File Path' doing exactly what you propose? If you look for a function that does something similar look at FileNameSetter and SystemDialogInput for alternatives... hth, albert