A Question about Ask File

[Brian Milby]

You are providing a path and a file name.  They are just not provided as separate parameters.  The suggested file name must be placed at the end of the path location.
On Mar 20, 2019, 9:42 PM -0400, Roger Guay via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com>, wrote:
> Thank you, Herman, but by providing this solution, are you saying that one cannot specify BOTH a defaultName and a defaultFilePathin a standard ask file prompt???
>
> Roger
>
> > On Mar 20, 2019, at 2:21 PM, hh via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> >
> > Create a *full* filePath. For example:
> >
> > ask file "Save as:" with imagePath("export",".png")
> >
> > function imagePath f,x
> > put the effective filename of this stack into p
> > set itemdel to slash
> > put 0 into z
> > put f&z&x into last item of p
> > repeat while there is a file p
> > add 1 to z
> > put f&z&x into last item of p
> > end repeat
> > return p
> > end imagePath
> >
> > > Roger G. wrote:
> > > Now how do I also add a default name to the mix?
> > >
> > > > Alex T. wrote:
> > > > ask file prompt [with *defaultFilePath*] [with filter *types*] [as sheet]
> > > >
> > > > > Roger G. wrote:
> > > > > In the Ask File prompt, is there a way to make the “Where” field to
> > > > > always default to a specific folder?
> >
> >
> >
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