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SELECTFILE$ opens the Windows file dialogue and returns the file selected

Syntax

SELECTFILE$(DialogueTitle$, Dir$, Filter$)

Arguments

  • DialogueTitle$ contains DialogueTitle$ contains a string with the title or "Caption" of the file dialogue
  • Dir$ contains the first path where to look for files, e.g.: "\\Ma013srv\Data" or "C:\Program Files\Quaestor\Data". "NullString" can be provided if the file should be selected in the current Report directory (see Directory structure
  • Filter$ contains the file filter set for the dialogue, e.g.: "Telitab Files (*.qdb)|*.qdb|External Process Output Files (*.epo)|*.epo" or "MMS data Files (*.mms)|*.mms"

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