tk_getfile - dialog to get one or more file paths

Calling Sequence

path=tk_getfile([Title="string"])

path=tk_getfile([multip="1"])

path=tk_getfile(file_mask[,Title="string"][,multip="1"])

path=tk_getfile(file_mask,dir[,Title="string"])

path=tk_getfile(file_mask,dir[,Title="string"][,multip="1"])

path=tk_getfile(file_mask,dir,"string"[,"multip"])

Parameters

• file_mask : a character string which gives the file mask to use for file selection. file_mask is written with Unix convention. The default value is '*'.
• dir : a character string which gives the initial directory used for file search. By default tk_getfile uses the previously selected directory.
• path : is the user selected file path(s) if user answers "Ok" or the " " string if user answers "Cancel".
• Title="string" : Optional argument which gives the title for the tk_getfile window. Warning : use the variable name Title instead of title .
• multip : Optional argument which allows to select more than one file at once in the tk_getfile window. If given, it must be the string "1". Otherwise, or if not given, this argument defaults to "0" i.e. only one file can be selected in the dialog.

Description

Creates a dialog window for file selection.

Examples

tk_getfile()
tk_getfile("*.sci","SCI/macros/xdess")
tk_getfile(Title="Choose a file name")
tk_getfile(Title="Choose many file names at once",multip="1")
tk_getfile(multip="1")

See Also

xgetfile ,   tk_getdir ,   file ,   fileinfo ,