answer files with filter

[Robert Sneidar]

Upon doing some testing for Mac OS X, if you use the "with filter"  
clause, you MUST use the file type arguement, and no wild cards  
characters are allowed in the file type. For example:

answer file "choose a file" with filter "F+PR,bob*.prg" -- allows  
selection of all Foxpro Program files beginning with "bob" and ending  
in ".prg"
answer file "choose a file" with filter "*,bob*.prg" -- no dice
answer file "choose a file" with filter ",bob*.prg" -- still no dice
answer file "choose a file" with filter "bob*.prg" -- nuh uh. nix. nada.

You can see that if you don't know the file type, the "with filter"  
clause is useless to you. Also note, that on OS X you can SEE the  
files, but cannot select them if they do not match the filter. Also  
be aware that the file type IS case sensitive.

I think since this seems to work differently between Windows and Mac  
OSes, you will need to include logic to handle different Oes.

Bob Sneidar
IT Manager
Logos Management
Calvary Chapel CM

> Sarah Reichelt wrote:
>> On 8/28/06, Martin Baxter <mb.ur at harbourhosting.co.uk> wrote:
>>> Sarah Reichelt wrote:
>>>> On 8/25/06, Sarah Reichelt <sarah.reichelt at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> Hi all,
>>>>>
>>>>> The "answer file" command usually gets me thoroughly confused, but
>>>>> this time, I'm not sure it is able to do what I want.
>>>>>
>>>>> I want to allow the user to select a text file, but it has to be a
>>>>> text file with a name like "Slot45.txt". The number will vary,  
>>>>> but it
>>>>> has to start with "Slot" and have the ".txt".
>>>>>
>>>>> Is this possible? I can get it to limit to text files, but is it
>>>>> possible to limit the available files to only text files which  
>>>>> start
>>>>> with "Slot"?
>>
> The following works for me on Rev 2.7.2 on Windows
> answer file "choose a file" with filter "Slots,slot*.txt"
> - just shows .txt files beginning with 'slot' (case insensitive)
>
> However, the same code using Rev 2.6.1 on Linux does not work - even
> using with filter "JPG,*.jpg"
> The whole filter string is inserted into the file selection dialog,
> matching nothing.
>
> I don't have a mac - donations welcome!