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10production
how i get Directory chooser window ?
May 25th, 2010, 1:33pm  
Hi
i would like to know how to open file directory chooser window.
I need to choose only a directory. (without entering file name).

I try with FileDialog class but i always have to specify file name.

I just want to choose only a directory , press 'OK' and store its path in some variable
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PhiLho 
Re: how i get Directory chooser window ?
Reply #1 - May 25th, 2010, 10:11pm  
selectInput() and selectOutput() are to choose a file, selectFolder() is to choose a folder.
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10production
Re: how i get Directory chooser window ?
Reply #2 - May 26th, 2010, 3:12am  
I would rather System filedialog than java filechooser.
I try to find another way to chose directory without: selectInput(), selectOutput(), selectFolder() or something like that.

(System filedialog looks more profesional and nicer Smiley)
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PhiLho 
Re: how i get Directory chooser window ?
Reply #3 - May 26th, 2010, 4:26am  
There is no AWT (ie. native) implementation of folder chooser, except in the Apple implementation of Java...
selectFolder() is nearly the only usage of Swing (ie. of JFileChooser) made in Processing. It uses Apple's native chooser if on Mac, but it uses JFileChooser on other platforms.
If you target one platform only (or are ready to handle several ones), you can implement the system calls yourself, with JNI or JNA...
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