From:	"Pavlos" <trash24379 AT usa DOT net>
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Subject:	Re: Getting a directory with Allegro file_select
Date:	Sun, 1 Aug 1999 17:08:25 +0300
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This can be done in versions 3.9.23+ WIP(work in progress, Newest is
3.9.24).
file_select allows you now to specify which files to include or exclude by
their atributes.
Get the latest WIP and look at the docs.

Pavlos


B O'Donnell wrote in message <37A37C66 DOT BBDE60DC AT indigo DOT ie>...
>I want to be able to use the file selector to pick a working directory;
>is this possible?
>
>According to the docs file_select() should return 1 when you click on
>OK, but this will only happen for me if a file in the directory is
>selected, so I have to use this as a not very satisfactory workaround or
>always assume that the user doesn't want to cancel the whole operation.
>
>TIA
>Brian O'Donnell
>odonnllb AT indigo DOT ie

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