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Description

 

Open common save file dialog.

 

Syntax

 

sFile = Dialog_SaveFile(hwnd, Caption, DefaultDirectory, FileFilter, DefaultExtension, Options)

 

Returns

 

String.

 

Parameters

 

Name

Type

Optional

Meaning

hwnd

Number

No

Handle of the dialog containing the control

Caption

String

No

Dialog caption

DefaultDirectory

String

No

Default starting dialog directory  (plus optional file name)

If this parameter contains also a file name, it will be used as default suggested file name in the dialog

FileFilter

String

No

String expression representing file filters

DafaultExtension

String

No

Default extension to use

Options

Number

No

See common dialog equates

 

Remarks

 

Restrictions

 

See also

 

Examples

 

USES "UI"

USES "File"

 

DIM sFile   AS STRING

DIM sFilter AS STRING

 

sFilter  = "thinBasic Files (*.tBasic, *.tBasicc)|*.tBasic;*.tBasicc|"

sFilter += "Basic Files (*.BAS, *.INC)|*.BAS;*.INC|"

sFilter += "Resource Files (*.RC)|*.RC|"

sFilter += "Help files (*.HLP)|*.HLP|"

sFilter += "Text Files (*.TXT)|*.TXT|"

sFilter += "Word processing (*.RTF)|*.RTF|"

sFilter += "All Files (*.*)|*.*"

 

sFile = Dialog_SaveFile(0, _

                          "Save file as ...", _

                          DIR_GetCurrent, _

                           sFilter, _

                          "tBasic", _

                          %OFN_HIDEREADONLY or %OFN_ENABLESIZING)

 

MSGBOX 0, sFile

 

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