FW: Problem using a dialog and dynamic - problem sorted
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- Subject: [mg97914] FW: [mg97795] Problem using a dialog and dynamic - problem sorted
- From: "Paul Ellsmore" <paul.ellsmore at nanion.co.uk>
- Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 05:45:55 -0500 (EST)
Thanks to all who pointed out the "Method" issue. Seems obvious now, and something I'll be able to keep an eye out for in the future. Cheers, Paul. -----Original Message----- From: Paul Ellsmore [mailto:paul.ellsmore at nanion.co.uk] Sent: 22 March 2009 10:46 To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net Subject: [mg97914] [mg97795] Problem using a dialog and dynamic Hi, The following code should show a button and a text field. When I click the button, i should get a system dialog allowing me to select a folder, and the folder's file and pathname should then be displayed in the text field. Panel[Grid[{{Button["Select/Change Project Directory",sourcedir=SystemDialogInput["Directory","C:\\"]]},{Column[{"Curre nt Project Directory:",InputField[Dynamic[sourcedir],String]}]}}] Unfortunately, the performance is erratic! If I click the button, then select a folder of the C drive, say C:\first, and click "open", the textfield display C:\first as expected. But if I then click the button again, and select, say, folder off the C:\first\second and click "open", the textfield does not change, nor does it for any subsequent clicks. However, if I select the desktop, it works as expected, and if I select the C: drive again it also works. To summarise, if i want to change the folder selection, I have to select the C: drive once, then click again and select the subfolder I want, and if I want to change the subfolder, I have to select the c: drive again, before I can select the new subfolder. Is this a bug, or am I doing something stupid? I am using V7 on Windows Vista Home Premium. Thanks in advance, Paul Dr. Paul A. Ellsmore Nanion Limited Oxford Centre for Innovation Mill Street Oxford United Kingdom OX2 0JX Tel: +44 (0) 1865 811175 Fax: +44 (0) 1865 248594