A Question about Ask File

[Roger Guay]

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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