On a Mac you could just make an Applescript call to the Finder. Windows, I don't know. There is probably a powershell call that will do it.
Bob S > On Mar 8, 2019, at 06:46 , R.H. via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > Desktop and IDE, mainly Windows 10 (could be any OS), LiveCode lastest > version. > > Drag-and-Drop on Windows works as expected. But I have another request and > do not know how to handle it so far. > > The OS should know which file a user has selected. Is there are a command > or Shell function to know which files are selected in the Operating System > to receive their file path back in LiveCode without much user interaction. > The user shall NOT move the file as in Drag-and-Drop, but just click a > button to know about these selected files and folders and process them as > desired. > > Speaking about Windows, only folders and files in a current folder can be > user-selected. So, if we had the information about the currently selected > folder and the selected files and folders inside, it would be a huge > advantage for the application I am working on. > > Thanks for any hint if this is conceivable. _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
