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Posted: **Tue Dec 20, 2011 12:40 pm**

All -

I am trying to use the "Name=Open:" (http://brwiki.ads.net/index.php?title=Name%3DOpen:) syntax to mimic a file browser. It works, except from the verbiage on the wiki I cannot figure out how to make it "default" to a specific directory. I tried to give it a path after the "|" but that doesnt seem to work. Can I someone point me in the right direction on this subject?

Thanks
Ranjini

Posted: **Tue Dec 20, 2011 1:53 pm**

34810 OPEN #(XPT:+FNGETHANDLE): "name=open:"&POST$&"\*.xpt",INTERNAL,OUTIN,RELATIVE ERROR 34820
34820 IF FILE(XPT)<0 THEN RETURN

FNGeorge

Posted: **Tue Dec 20, 2011 1:55 pm**

Correction: The "+" was supposed to be "="

I fat fingered it.

FNGeorge

Posted: **Tue Dec 20, 2011 3:58 pm**

85600 open #h_tmp:=fngethandle: "name=OPEN:ACS Company (*.acs"&cursys$&") |*.acs??,recl=1,shr",external,input ioerr OPEN_CANCELED
85800 print file$(h_tmp)
86000 close #h_tmp:
86200 OPEN_CANCELED: !

I believe this may demonstrate what you're wanting to do. Feel free to make the wiki more clear once you understand it. I believe I've given you editor rights already.

-John

Posted: **Wed Dec 21, 2011 9:20 am**

In my experience the data on the OPEN line between the colon ":" and the bar "|" do nothing. Perhaps someone else has found that these appear somewhere or change the disply, but on my Vista machine running BR4.20g they seem to have no effect what so ever.

In addition, I find that sometimes having included this information will start my search in the wrong directory, whereas leaving this information out always puts me into the designated directory. I have not been able to determine what cuases the wrong directory search, I just leave that info out and get what I want.

FNGeorge

Posted: **Tue Dec 27, 2011 7:40 am**

Unfortunately this is still not working for me. Here is the code i trying..

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00020   DIM Post$*50
00030   LET Post$="@::text documents (*.ini)|C:\Windows\*.ini"
00040   OPEN #H_Tmp:=12: "name=OPEN:"&Post$&",recl=1,shr",EXTERNAL,INPUT
00050   IF File(Xpt)<0 THEN PAUSE

I would expect it to open "C:\Windows\*.ini" but it always opens the location in "memory" which is the previous file location a file was opened from via BR.

Could it be possible that what you are all seeing is the location in "memory" as well?

Thanks
Ranjini

Posted: **Tue Dec 27, 2011 7:54 am**

Try

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00020   DIM Post$*50
00030   LET Post$="C:\Windows\*.ini"
00040   OPEN #H_Tmp:=12: "name=OPEN:"&Post$&",recl=1,shr",EXTERNAL,INPUT IOERR 50
00050   PAUSE

This should show the files in Windows. If you are using client server and want client side windows directory then add the @. If not using client server, or you are serching a BR mapped drive don't insert the @

If The named directory does not exist of BR can't find it then the open will default to the last "OPEN" location.

FNGeorge

Posted: **Tue Dec 27, 2011 10:41 am**

Thanks, that does work.. although, i could swear, I tried that before! Anyway!
Much appreciate your input and help

Posted: **Tue Dec 27, 2011 3:00 pm**

I have learned that the "@::" or "@:" when used with an "OPEN Statement" is always required in Client Server. (Regardless of the Mapping in the BRCONFIG).

Leaving it out generates an error 626.

I also found that when using "@::", the "Client Drive" will be used, not the "Server or Virtual Drive".

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00020   DIM Post$*50
00030   LET Post$="All Log Files | *.LOG"
00040   OPEN #H_Tmp:=12: "name=OPEN:@::"&Post$&",recl=1,shr",EXTERNAL,INPUT  IOERR 50
00050   PAUSE

The above sample opens to the "Last Remembered Position", and displays "All Log Files" in the "File Type" combo box. It also displays "Only Log Files".

The problem seems to be that this syntax does not allow the user to define a "Hard Coded Path".

I have a feeling that "Long File Names" mucked with this feature so that the parsing doesn't work as expected any more!

Posted: **Wed Dec 28, 2011 6:30 am**

I think I finally wrapped my head around this command.

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00010   OPEN #1: "name=OPEN:C:\Windows\ Text Files (*.ini;*.txt)|*.ini;*.txt,recl=1,shr",EXTERNAL,INPUT IOERR 100
00020   PRINT File$(1)
00030   CLOSE #1: 
00100   PRINT "Operation Canceled: Err=";Err
00200 XIT: !

The above example will display *.ini & *.txt files in the C:\Windows Folder.

In the "Filter Combo box", it will display Text Files (*.ini;*.txt)

I also added additional information to the wiki

http://brforum.ads.net/viewtopic.php?p=2565#2565[/code]