new_filedlg

new_filedlg

The new_filedlg function is a non-class version of the CFileDlg:new method which creates and returns a new CFileDlg object. This class creates a standard Open or Save dialog for gathering file names.

Syntax

F = new_filedlg()

F is returned as a new CFileDlg object.

On failure, nil is returned.

Example

The following script creates a CFileDlg object and gets file names to open:

F = new_filedlg()	-- Create a new CFileDlg object, F
sName = F:Open("Open File")	-- get file names using dialog title "Open a File"
...	-- do something with the files
F:delete()	-- delete the object when no longer needed

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