GetOpenFolderItemPath As String

 

Opens a dialog window to select a file and returns the path to the file as a String.

 

  

Returns:

 

Type

Value

Description

String

Path to selected file

The native path to the selected file is returned as a string. If the user canceled the selection, then an empty string is returned.

Example of a returned file path:

/Users/user1/Downloads/201-1000.pdf

 

Available in:

 

WindowMain

WindowLink

YES

NO

 

  

Example XojoScript:

 

Dim path As String = GetOpenFolderItemPath

If path <> "" Then

Dim contents As String = GetFolderItemText(path)

If contents <> "" Then

MsgBox contents

End If

End If