Re: GETFILE() Returns Empty String in Some Cases

Author: Fred Taylor

Posted: 2017-07-31 at 13:05:19

Permissions issue on the folder or on the selected file?

Fred

On Mon, Jul 31, 2017 at 11:03 AM, Ken Dibble <krdibble@stny.rr.com> wrote:

>

> What kind of value does "parms" contain?

>>

>

> The actual code is:

>

> mypath = GETFILE("csv","Spreadsheet","Open",0,"Open Spreadsheet")

>

> In both stand-alone and application mode, this displays the file dialog

> correctly and pointing to the location that I expect.

>

> However, I have also tried it as:

>

> mypath = GETFILE("csv","File","Open",0,"Open Spreadsheet")

>

> because someone suggested that the dialog can't display more than 10

> characters to the left of the file name textbox. That didn't help.

>

> I have also tried it simply as:

>

> mypath = GETFILE()

>

> Then I manually navigate to the file location. But that doesn't make it

> work either.

>

> I'm sorry, I got sidetracked and failed to properly end the original

> message.

>

> I meant to conclude with:

>

> Thanks in advance.

>

> Ken Dibble

> www.stic-cil.org

>

>

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