Listbox - rowsource Files - how to?

[ofcalcul]

I have a listbox control on a form which has the following properties:

RowSourceType = 7 - Files
RowSource = "*.csv"

When I run the form, the listbox allows me to go to another directory or another disk drive to locate a file. When I select the file i need, in the List property I only found the filename of the file I selected, and not the entire path.
How can I determine the complete path to the selected file?

Thank you,
Cristian

 

[Mike Gagnon]

ofcalcul

Take a look at FULLPATH().Here is an example.

PUBLIC oform1

oform1=NEWOBJECT("form1")
oform1.Show
RETURN
DEFINE CLASS form1 AS form


	DoCreate = .T.
	Caption = "Form1"
	Name = "Form1"


	ADD OBJECT list1 AS listbox WITH ;
		RowSourceType = 7, ;
		RowSource = ['"*.csv"'], ;
		Height = 205, ;
		Left = 60, ;
		Top = 12, ;
		Width = 229, ;
		Name = "List1"


	PROCEDURE list1.DblClick
		MESSAGEBOX(FULLPATH(this.Value))
	ENDPROC


ENDDEFINE

Mike Gagnon

If you want to get the best response to a question, please check out FAQ184-2483 first.

 

[ofcalcul]

It still doesn't work. When I go to a file in another directory, MESSAGEBOX(FULLPATH(this.Value)) it shows me a wrong path made like this:

curdir()+the_file_name.csv

But I went to another directory than curdir()!


Thank you, anyway
Cristian

 

[craigsboyd]

You might need to change

Set Default To (MyNewDir)

http://www.sweetpotatosoftware.com

 

[jimstarr]

Hi Cristian,

Try DBF('myfilename')

Jim

 

[baltman]

How does fullpath(getfile('csv')) work for you?

Brian