i made a dialog box where the user can select an output folder. now i want it to show this path as a text in this box. which type of box or command must i use?
You can just use a label in the dialogue – not sure what the best way is to truncate the file path though, unless you have really wide buttons;)
Another way would be to change the caption for the folder button, but only if you want the user to press it once.
I dont have max open right now but (you need to check the syntax) something like this :
on folderbutton pressed do
(
folderbutton.caption = variable assigned from folder import dialogue
or
label.text = the same
)
the label and button captions are only static. i can’t change them. i tried the following but it doesn’t work:
rollout test “Untitled” width:162 height:300
(
label test “old” pos:[21,152] width:118 height:26
test_caption = “new”
)
createDialog test width:162 height:300
test_text= “new” also does’t work
a little typo
test_caption = “new”
should be:
test.caption = “new”
- Martijn
ooops you’re right
but test.caption = “new” also doesn’t work
:hmm:
i searched many scripts for variable strings in message boxes now, but i haven’t found a single one. can somebody help me pleeeeease?
try this:
(
rollout Test2 “test”
(
label LB1 “Save to”
label FolderName “Folder name”
button SelFolder “Select Folder” width:220
on SelFolder pressed do
(
FPname = getSavePath caption:“Save file to folder”
FolderName.text = FPname – Changes name on label object.
SelFolder.caption = FPname – Changes name on button.
)
)
createdialog Test2 300 200
)
You’ll see how both the label and button work!
Enjoy
Keith Morrison
yes, yes, yes. it works! :applause:
thanx man