Answer file filters

Richard Gaskin ambassador at fourthworld.com
Sat Oct 13 22:09:13 EDT 2012


Peter Haworth wrote:

 > It's probably just me but I'm having a hard time figuring out how
 > to use the answer file filters by reading the description in the
 > dictionary.
 >
 > I would like to limit the files displayed to those with an extension
 > of .wav, .mp3, .aif (plus a couple of others) no matter which
 > program created them.  Will one single filter work on all platforms
 > or do I have to code each one differently depending on platform?

Be sure to check out the Dictionary entry for "answer file with type", 
as it has the more modern options.  This example from that entry may help:

answer files "Select the images you wish to view:" with type "JPEG 
Images|jpg|JPEG"

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  Richard Gaskin
  Fourth World Systems
  Software Design and Development for Desktop, Mobile, and Web
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