On Tuesday 04 December 2007 01:26:20 am Henning Hraban Ramm wrote: > > def _openDialog(self,evt): > > # need to receive the evt (in this case a click or Hit) > > evt.stop() > > theDialog=dabo.ui.dFileDialog(self) > > theDialog.show() > > if sys.platform == 'win32': > > myseperator = "\\" # someone should post why I > > needed two slashes > > else: > > myseperator = "/" > > You get the backslash simply this way: > >>> r'\' # this a raw Python string > > In a "normal" Python string, the backslash starts a control character like > \n for newline or \t for tabulator - and \\ for backslash. > > But just use os.sep instead of that myseparator distinction. Python does > that for you! > (I.e. os.sep is \ on Windows, / on Unices, : on MacOS Classic and maybe > something other on VMS...) > > > Run our form or any Dabo form and type a "control-d" (might be something > > different for the Mac). > > Every "Control" is a "Command" on the Mac, i.e. "Cmd-D" instead of > "Ctrl-D". (Mac keyboards also have a Ctrl key, but that' seldom used at all > and then mostly for accessing additional characters.) > > Greetlings,Hraban
Thanks for the input and of course you are correct. You answered the question and more. You get an extra star. Not having a Mac I didn't realize the command key worked that way. -- John Fabiani _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: Dabo-users@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/dabo-users Searchable Archives: http://leafe.com/archives/search/dabo-users This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/dabo-users/[EMAIL PROTECTED]
