Fabio Lunardon today started a thread: ISSUE: set getfile/getpict/putfile start directory Thread #1043828 Message #1043828
Your function has obviously been built to do exactly what he wants: To let getfile() start in a directory that is chosen by the developer.

You want a nap too? Go ahead. :)


>Hi Peter,
>Actually nothing changes - except start point of consecutive getfile()
>if file in some other directory is selected.
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>Try ;
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>? set('default')
>? set('path')
>? allt(sys(5)) + allt(sys(2003))
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>cFile=getfile()  && select some file in some other folder
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>? set('default')
>? set('path')
>? allt(sys(5)) + allt(sys(2003))
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>**and then again
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>=getfile()
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>Well, my wrapper fixes nothing then :)) , just ensures that getfile()
>always starts from the same point.
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>If this is NOT Brenda's problem then I need a nap as well :)
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>Rgds++
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>>I also tried it in vfp6sp5 and there too, no change of current path. Please re-check.
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>>>Hi Peter,
>>>I don't know, I still with VFP6 SP5 .
>>>I use this wrapper for years now because of this particular
>>>reason. If getfile() is fixed in later versions then voila!
>>>All chilldren happy :)
>>>
>>>Rgds++
>>>
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>>>>
>>>>Huh? Getfile() does not change directory in my versions of vfp: 7 and 9.
>>>>So, IMO, no wrapper is required.
>>>>
>>>>>Here is my wrapper function handling this isuue.
>>>>>Next to saving current folder it also lets u start search starting from particular path.
>>>>>
>>>>>

>>>>>function svgetfile
>>>>>    lparameters cPath,cExt
>>>>>    local  sv_path,aa
>>>>>    sv_path=allt(sys(5)) + allt(sys(2003))
>>>>>    if directory(cPath)
>>>>>        set default to (cPath)
>>>>>    endif
>>>>>    aa=getfile(iif(empty(cExt),'',cExt))
>>>>>    set default to (sv_path)
>>>>>    return aa
>>>>>

>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Rgds++
>>>>>Sergio
>>>>>
>>>>>>When I issue a GETFILE() and the client navigates to a new folder, does that have any affect on my VFP application? Do I need to save something prior to the GETFILE() and then reset it?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Brenda