Re: Save As using memorized path and suggested file name

for that, I think you are over-thinking it, just lookup the DOCUMENT system variable which contains the full path. > 2017/08/23 4:10、Steve Slanec via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com> のメール： > then I could get the path, append the suggested file name, and pass the whole > string to Select document()

Re: Save As using memorized path and suggested file name

on mac I think the settings can be found in /Users/{me}/Library/Preferences/com.4d.4d.plist in other words you can retrieve it with defaults https://developer.apple.com/legacy/library/documentation/Darwin/Reference/ManPages/man1/defaults.1.html 2017/08/23 4:10、Steve Slanec via 4D_Tech

Re: Save As using memorized path and suggested file name

Thanks for your suggestion. Sorry, I should have stated my environment: 4D v16.1hf2 Mac OS X 10.11.6 The problem is I want to use a “memorized path” as documented in the Select document command, which states that if you pass a number instead of a path as the first parameter, then 4D will use

Re: Save As using memorized path and suggested file name

I am not in a position to look in detail, however, it is possible to specify a memorized path. This path is the 'default' path used when an open/save dialog is presented Then in the open/save dialog you can specify a specific file name > Does anybody know if there is a way to present a Save As

Re: Save As using memorized path and suggested file name

Hi Steve, Which 4D version? Mac or Windows? There should be no difference, but I tested it on Mac using v15. $path:=“Macintosh HD:Users:myname:Dektop:filename.txt” $path:=Select document($path;”text”;””;File name entry) The Save As dialog opens in this case the desktop and sets the file name as

Re: Save As using memorized path and suggested file name

Steve: If you're on Windows, have you looked into Win32 API? On the Mac ABM_MacExtra might do the trick for you, depending on which version of 4D. Check the web site - https://www.schmidt-system.de. -- Douglas von Roeder 949-336-2902 On Sat, Aug 19, 2017 at 6:00 PM, Steve Slanec via 4D_Tech <

Save As using memorized path and suggested file name

Does anybody know if there is a way to present a Save As dialog using a memorized path and stuffing the Save As field with a suggested file name? It seems to me the Select document command lets you do one or the other, but not both. If I could retrieve a memorized path somehow, I could use