FILE Dialog

- Prompts the operator to enter a filename

See FILE Dialog for an example program that produces a display similiar to that shown above.

See the following program for another example using the FILE dialog.

Dialogs Tests

The FILE dialog provides interactive traversal of existing directories and files.

ttribute	Type	Allowed Values	Default
BACKGROUND	Numeric	Any valid BASIC pen number (0-255)	System dependent [2]
DEFAULT BUTTON	Numeric	Any valid index into the DIALOG BUTTONS array	0
DIALOG BUTTONS	String array	Any valid string array	A two-element array that contains OK.and Cancel
DIRECTORY	String	An existing, readable directory	current MSI directory
FONT	String	Font [1]
HEIGHT	Numeric	Any integer number (of pixels)	Autosizing
JUSTIFICATION	String	"LEFT", "CENTER"	"CENTER"
MAXIMIZABLE	Numeric	0,1	1(maximizable, button appears in title bar)
MINIMIZABLE	Numeric	0,1	0(not minimizable, button does not appear in title bar)
MOVABLE	Numeric	0,1	1
PATTERN	String	Any legal wildcard pattern	* (display all files in current directory)
PEN	Numeric	Any valid BASIC pen number (0-255)	System dependent [2]
RESIZABLE	Numeric	0,1	1(resizable, special border appears around the dialog)
RESTORE SCREEN	Numeric	0,1	0(do not restore the screen)
SELECTION	String	Any	Null string
TITLE	String	Any valid string	FILE
USER DATA	String	Any valid string	None
VERSION	String	Any valid string	Current version
WIDTH	Numeric	Any integer number (of pixels)	Autosizing
X	Numeric	Any integer, number of pixels from 0,0 [3]	Autoplacement
Y	Numeric	Any integer, number of pixels from 0,0 [3]	Autoplacement

[1] For an explanation of Font and the default value, see Specifying FONT Attribute Values

[2] Read the CONFIG file or query for the default with a STATUS command

[3] Screen or parent work area upper-left corner