Select Multiple Folders

[Karissap]

I have a program which allows users to collect data from multiple folders. In the browse options there is an option to select multiple files by dragging over a selection but not multiple folders.

At the moment I'm using an array and a pop up that asks the user if they want to add another folder to the array but it's a bit slow and tedious for the user. Even typing the paths or dragging and dropping one folder at a time is slow.

Is there an easier way to select multiple folders even by using something like clipboard or drag and drop?

[VDB]

The VI: File I/O | "File Dialog" allows selection of multiple elements.

VDB

[Karissap]

QUOTE(VDB @ Jul 4 2007, 04:33 PM)

The VI: File I/O | "File Dialog" allows selection of multiple elements.

VDB

The "File Dialog" VI still only lets you select multiple files: Here is the configuration screen when "Limit selection to single item" is unchecked

http://forums.lavag.org/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=6304''>http://forums.lavag.org/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=6304'>http://forums.lavag.org/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=6304

The "File", "Folder" or "File or Folder" Options are greyed out.

I've tried using the File Dialog vi and can't select multiple folders, only files

[Karissap]

I worked out a solution using the windows clipboard. I can now paste a windows file/folder selection to an array.

Here's the solution if anyone is interested.

The GetClipboardData.vi can get either text, a picture or a file selection from the clipboard.

http://forums.lavag.org/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=6361

[crelf]

QUOTE(Karissap @ Jul 16 2007, 02:32 PM)

I worked out a solution using the windows clipboard.

A couple of points:

• I think your "ctrl+V" text onthe FP should be "ctrl+C"
  
• Have you thought about submitting this to the http://forums.lavag.org/downloads.html' target="_blank">LAVAcr? I think it'd be a good place for it...
  

[Yair]

I'm impressed by the code (and the icons ) and it doesn't seem to be that much of a hack, but wouldn't it be simpler (and definitely more platform independent) to write a simple file browser using a listbox, where you can enable multiple selection?

[Karissap]

QUOTE(crelf @ Jul 16 2007, 03:24 PM)

A couple of points:

• I think your "ctrl+V" text onthe FP should be "ctrl+C"
  
• Have you thought about submitting this to the LAVAcr? I think it'd be a good place for it...
  

Hey thanks, I missed that, woops, I think I had paste on the brain. I think I will submit it to the LAVAcr.

QUOTE(yen @ Jul 17 2007, 02:53 AM)

I'm impressed by the code (and the icons

) and it doesn't seem to be

that

much of a hack, but wouldn't it be simpler (and definitely more platform independent) to write a simple file browser using a listbox, where you can enable multiple selection?

Thanks, I love making icons, I use the tango icons a lot, I found out about them from http://forums.lavag.org/index.php?showtopic=8569&st=0&p=32514&' target="_blank">this thread, the icons score double points with me cause I use Ubuntu at home (so I am all for platform independence). The listbox browser is a really good idea, I didn't think about doing it that way.