PBSmodelling (version 2.68.8)

selectDir: Display Dialogue: Select directory

Description

Display the default directory chooser prompt provided by the Operating System.

Usage

selectDir(initialdir=getwd(), mustexist=TRUE, title="", 
    usewidget=NULL)

Value

The directory path selected by the user

Arguments

initialdir

initially selected directory

mustexist

if logical value is TRUE, only a existing directory can be selected

title

title for the prompt window

usewidget

store the selected directory in the named entry widget

Author

Alex Couture-Beil, Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo BC

See Also

selectFile

Examples

if (FALSE) {
local(envir=.PBSmodEnv,expr={
  dir(selectDir(title="select a directory to list contents of"))

  #integration with widget via doAction
  createWin( c( "entry foo mode=character", 
    "button text=\"select dir\" 
    func=doAction action=\"selectDir(usewidget=`foo`)\"" ), astext=TRUE )
})
}