<div dir="ltr"><div>Why use windows explorer at all? Use filePro's OPENDIR command.<br><br></div>something like this: <br><br>::dim flelst[200](120,*):<br>::declare local bksl(1,allup,g):<br>::declare local dbqt(1,allup,g):<br>
::declare local ctr1(3,.0):<br>::declare local ctr2(3,.0):<br>::declare local open_ctr(3,.0):<br>::declare local close_ctr(3,.0):<br>::declare local file_ctr(3,.0):<br>::declare global csv_name(120,*,g):<br>::declare extern dir_name:<br>
::declare extern ext_name:<br>bldfile:'build the table of .CSV files in the folder::<br>::ctr1="0"; ctr2="1":<br>::dbqt=chr("34"):<br>::open_ctr=opendir("*"{ext_name{"",dir_name):<br>
zloop:::<br>:ctr2 gt open_ctr:goto donez:<br>::ctr1=ctr1+"1":<br>::flelst[ctr1]=@dirlist_name[ctr1]{"."{@dirlist_ext[ctr1]:<br>nextz:::<br>::ctr2=ctr2+"1":<br>::goto zloop:<br>donez:::<br>::file_ctr=listbox(flelst,"1",ctr1):<br>
:file_ctr le "0":end:<br>::csv_name=flelst[file_ctr]:<br>::close_ctr=closedir():<br>::end:<br><br>I pass the directory name and extension type from the calling routine, but you should be able to manipulate this to what you need.<br>
</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 8:52 AM, Richard Tartaglia <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:fp_rich@yahoo.com" target="_blank">fp_rich@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Good morning everyone.<br>
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Windows XP pro, FilePro 5.0.15<br>
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I would like to use a system command to open explorer, pick a file and place it in a filepro variable. <br>
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Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.<br>
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Thanks<br>
<br>
Rich <br>
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