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

[Matthias Rebbe]

Olivier,,

if you just need the list of the dragged files in an variable for example then

ON dragdrop
    put the dragdata["files"] into tList
END dragdrop

should do.

Regards,

Matthias
Am 29.09.2011 um 07:40 schrieb Olivier Dussutour:

> Hello Matthias,
> Thank you for responding but I misspoke. I am French and my English is awful. :'-(
> This is the idea of your script that interests me but how do I change to allow drag several files at once?
> 
> Cordialement,
> Olivier Dussutour
> olivierdussutour at gmail.com
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthias Rebbe" <matthias_livecode_150811 at m-r-d.de>
> To: "How to use LiveCode" <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 28, 2011 8:00 PM
> Subject: Re: Dragging folder to a field under linux adds "file://" beforethefolder
> 
> 
>> Oliver,
>> 
>> I do not drag multiple folders simultaneously, but one folder which contains subfolders.
>> 
>> I use the following field scripts
>> 
>> ON dragEnter
>>  IF there is a folder the dragdata["files"]  THEN set the dragaction to copy
>> END dragEnter
>> ## The DragEnter checks if a folder is dragged. No folder no dragaction.
>> 
>> ##dragDrop then removes the file:// from the path
>> ON dragDrop
>>  IF the platform="Linux" THEN replace "file://" WITH "" in fld 1 of me
>> END dragDrop
>> 
>> 
>> If you need a list of that subfolders or the files in the subfolder you can use the following script from David Vaughan. I found it in the ScripterScrapbook.
>> 
>> FUNCTION walkDir dirPath
>>   put empty into tList
>>   set defaultfolder to dirPath
>>   put the files into fList
>> 
>>   REPEAT FOR each line fLine in fList
>>       IF char 1 of fLine <> "." THEN
>>           put fLine into fData -- & comma & last item of fLine into fData
>>           put dirPath & "/" & fData & return after tList
>>       END IF
>>   END REPEAT
>>   get the folders
>>   REPEAT FOR each line x in it
>>       IF char 1 of x <> "." THEN
>>           put walkDir(dirPath & "/" & x) after tList
>>       END IF
>>   END REPEAT
>>   return  tList
>> END walkDir
>> 
>> HTH,
>> 
>> Matthias
>> 
>> 
>> Am 28.09.2011 um 18:51 schrieb Olivier Dussutour:
>> 
>>> Hello,
>>> I am interested in your script, but how can you drag multiple folders simultaneously.
>>> If you could help me, thank you in advance
>>> 
>>> Cordialement,
>>> Olivier Dussutour
>>> olivierdussutour at gmail.com
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matthias Rebbe" <matthias_livecode_150811 at m-r-d.de>
>>> To: "How to use LiveCode" <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>
>>> Sent: Sunday, September 25, 2011 2:34 AM
>>> Subject: Dragging folder to a field under linux adds "file://" before thefolder
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 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.
>>>> 
>>>> Regards,
>>>> 
>>>> Matthias
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
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