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Remember last browse location without changing CWD using axlDMFileBrowse()

Hello All,

I have a skill that interacts with form to select .art films.

I would like the skill to remember the last browse location without changing the current working directory, until the form is closed.

(case (myform->curField)
("artTopBrowse"
   artFilmTop = axlDMFileBrowse("ALLEGRO_PHOTOPLOT" nil)
   (when artFilmTop
     axlFormSetField(myform "artTop" artFilmTop)
   )
)
)

After reviewing the algroskill.pdf, I passed ?noSticky t to the axlDMFileBrowse, but for some reason, it didn't work. Adding ?directorySet t also didn't help.

Does anyone have a solution for this?

Thanks

Samba

0 mahimag 6 months ago

Hello SambaKantipudi , File browser normally remembers the directory from the previous invocation.

g_noSticky, If t, then it starts the browser in the current working directory. So, if you want the browser to remember last location, you do not need to set this.

How does it behave without this option? Does it still open the current working directory?
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0 SambaKantipudi 6 months ago in reply to mahimag

Hello Mahimag,

Thanks for reaching out.

artFilmTop = axlDMFileBrowse("ALLEGRO_PHOTOPLOT" nil), I currently use this.

This always open the current working directory. It doesn't remember the directory from the previous invocation.

BR
Samba
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0 mahimag 6 months ago in reply to SambaKantipudi

can you check for the variable new_filedialog_disable? If this is not set, you get the option of "change directory" in the browser and once you do it, it will remember the change.
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0 SambaKantipudi 6 months ago in reply to mahimag

The variable new_filedialog_disable was not set.
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0 SambaKantipudi 6 months ago in reply to SambaKantipudi

I am running in Linux.

Are you running on Windows?

If you can confirm, it's working well on Windows, I would raise a CCR on this.

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