Selecting a file to open using the answer function

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drhoward
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Selecting a file to open using the answer function

Post by drhoward » Fri May 01, 2015 9:02 am

I'm working on a program that reads a csv file and am using the answer file function. The function has a parameter to specify the file type. However, when I get to the directory containing my file, all of the files are displayed, not just the csv files. I've tried various ways of entering the parameter; with a period as in .csv, without the period as in csv, with and without quotes, etc. Can someone please make a suggestion as to the correct syntax to use?

Here is a sample of the code that I've been using:

answer file "Select the text file to read" with type "csv"

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Re: Selecting a file to open using the answer function

Post by jmburnod » Fri May 01, 2015 9:26 am

Hi,
I think you have to use "answer with type" like this :

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 answer file "Select an image" with type ("JPEG files|jpg,jpeg|JPEG,JFIF" & return & "Any file||*")
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Re: Selecting a file to open using the answer function

Post by drhoward » Fri May 01, 2015 5:57 pm

Thank you! This worked.

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