Multiple files in file path

[David_L]

Hey,

I've been doing some tinkering and can't seem to find a nice solution to this problem. Does anyone know of a way you can select multiple files from a path control? I know this can be done with the File Dialog Express VI, but I'd like to do it more gracefully from the front panel control. I don't think it's possible, but maybe someone here has some neat trick.

Alternately, is there any way to capture the drag event from multiple files dragged from Windows? I know a single file dragged into a File Path Control will populate it with the correct path, but maybe there's a way to drag multiple files onto an array of paths or something.

Thanks!

[Tim_S]

The first thing that comes to mind is an array of paths with a boolean "browse" button tied to a file dialog, and to put a Drop event in an event structure. Next thing was a string control instead of a array of paths which lead to needing to check for correct path structure which lead to thinking about XControls...

[David_L]

Haha, yes, my final thoughts were be to create an XControl with a string control and a boolean button that would call the File Dialog with multiple files. Then it could populate the string control with all the paths, separated by commons. However I was hoping to avoid that if there was some easier workaround.

Thanks for the ideas though!

[crelf]

Wait, you want to get multiple paths into a path control? ...or an array of path controls?

[David_L]

Ideally, multiple paths in a path control. The array of path controls with drag and drop is another possibility I thought, but not as pretty in the UI.

[Darin]

My first advice is to walk down the hall and flog or bribe (depending on the individual) whoever it takes to get a native cross-platform way to do this. My usual solution since I am locked to Windoze is hijacking the Windows Message Queue, like this example:

[David_L]

Well apparently I had more time today than I thought I did. This is pretty much what I was looking for in pretty XControl form. Thanks for the feedback guys!

http://lavag.org/files/file/205-multiple-file-path-control/

[sree]

how to select multiple folders in labview

[paul_cardinale]

Try this.

ms path.vi