Dragging folder to a field under linux adds "file://" before the folder

[Matthias Rebbe]

Richmond,

thanks for your answer. So i do not have to worry about that my script might be causing this.

Regards,

Matthias
Am 25.09.2011 um 09:45 schrieb Richmond Mathewson:

> On 09/25/2011 03:34 AM, Matthias Rebbe wrote:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> i want to drag a folder into a field to get the path displayed.  I am using the following code	 in the field script:
>> 
>> ON dragEnter
>>         IF there is a folder the dragdata["files"]
>>     THEN
>>         set the dragaction to copy
>>     END IF
>> END dragEnter
>> 
>> ON dragDrop
>>        set the text of me to the dragdata["files"]
>> END dragDrop
>> 
>> 
>> This works fine under Win and Mac OS x. The path is displayed correctly. Under Linux there is "file://" added before the path.
>> 
>> For example the path /home/matthias/desktop becomes file:///home/matthias/desktop
>> 
>> If i do not use any script in the field, the path is displayed correctly without the leading "file://".
>> But I need to use a field script, because my original script is doing some adjustments to the path (replace backslash with slash under windows). Is this Linux specific? Or am i doing something wrong?  I know i can solve this with
>> "replace "file://" with "" in field ...." , but i would like to know and understand why "file://" is added to the path.
> 
> At the risk of sounding moronic; because the object you are dropping, results in a file path, and, on Linux all files paths are prefixed with "file://". Your file path IS displayed correctly on
> Linux, in a Linux fashion.
> 
> Anyway, all you need is a wee script to strip out the "file://",.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Matthias
>> 
>> 
>> 
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