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Pick File FilterList Argument Options

Mo — Fri, 09 Jun 2023 19:57:17 GMT

Can someone help me understand the Pick File options and syntax?

1. How can I find the options available for the filter list for Pick File? The Scripting Index shows {"JMP Files|jmp;jsl;jrn", "All Files|*"}, but I've also found {"Excel Files|csv;xlsx;xls", "All Files|*"}. How do I find what options are available?

2. What does the "All Files|*" do? I get the same window with and without it.

Thanks!

Re: Pick File FilterList Argument Options

jthi — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 15:00:32 GMT

I think you can use whatever you want in there. The syntax is (and * seems to be wild card for all file types):

Label|suffix1;suffix2....

You can try and add different combinations to see what you could do:

Names Default To Here(1);
Pick File(
	"Select JMP File",
	"$DOCUMENTS",
	{"JMP Files|jmp;jsl;jrn", "All Files|*", "Minitab|MAC;mtb", "Text|txt;csv;yml;xml;html",
	"My custom files|asdad;qwerty;verylongfile"
	},
	1,
	0,
	"newJmpFile.jmp"
);

Re: Pick File FilterList Argument Options

Mo — Wed, 22 Sep 2021 17:59:09 GMT

Thanks, that helps!