FileOpenDialog ()

[Mat]

I have a save dialog, but what happens is people can save stuff as "hi" rather than "hi.jpg"

now thats ok cause I can say :

$File = FileSaveDialog ("Please select a file", @MyDocumentsDir, "JPEG (*.jpg)", 16 , "Pic")
If $File <> "*.jpg" Then
$File = $File & ".jpg"

BUT... When I extend the filter to include other file types such as:

$File = FileSaveDialog ("Please select a file", @MyDocumentsDir, "JPEG (*.jpg) | Bitmap (*.bmp) | png (*.png) | All files (*.*)" , 16 , "Pic")

That can no longer wrk as If I do my original if test, it will appear as jpg, or even pic.bmp.jpg...

so I got this

$File = FileSaveDialog ("Please select a file", @MyDocumentsDir, "JPEG (*.jpg) | Bitmap (*.bmp) | png (*.png) | All files (*.*)" , 16 , "Pic")
      If @Error Then 
         MsgBox (48, "Error", "Error saving the file.")
      Else
         If $File <> "*.jpg" or $File <> "*.bmp" or $File <> "*.png" Then
            $File = $File & ".jpg"

Improvement!!

Now the user can do it, but it doesn't use their selection under filter.

In fewer words, how can I get the filter selected by FileSaveDialog?

Thanks

MDiesel

[jvanegmond]

Old post but valuable:

http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.ph...mp;#entry419498

See post below.

Edited March 18, 2009 by Manadar

[Mat]

Ok....

so how can I edit that to give me th filter selected?

apart from the addition of making it a child, there is no difference to the normal fileopendialog...

Could I return something about $sFilter or something like that

$asFilter[$i*2-1] = StringStripWS(StringLeft($asFLines[$i], $iStart-1), 3)
        $asFilter[$i*2] = StringStripWS(StringTrimRight(StringTrimLeft($asFLines[$i], $iStart), StringLen($asFLines[$i]) -$iFinal+1), 3)
        $suFilter &= "char[" & StringLen($asFilter[$i*2-1])+1 & "];char[" & StringLen($asFilter[$i*2])+1 & "];"

not a clue what this does but does it have anything to do with which filter is selected?

Thanks Manadar, That looks useful...

MDiesel

[jvanegmond]

Sorry, I absolutely linked you to the wrong topic...

This is it: http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=43973

( Scroll down )

Edit: Wonder why it was never implemented. It was and is such a great idea.

Edited March 18, 2009 by Manadar

[Mat]

Great!! putting that in my includes now...

I've also noticed that it cuts out the (*.png) bit too...A great script!

Thanks for the help, it was exactly what I needed

MDiesel