A workaround to get the alias folders into the folderlist. Maybe there is a more elegant approach?
function theFolders targetFolder put the defaultFolder into oldDef set the defaultFolder to targetFolder put the folders into folderList put the files into fileList repeat for each line theFile in fileList put the aliasReference of theFile into theAlias if theAlias is not empty then if there is a folder theAlias then --answer "the path to: " & theAlias put return & theFile after folderList end if end if end repeat set the defaultFolder to oldDef return folderList end theFolders on mouseUp answer folder "Choose a folder with aliases to folders in it" put theFolders(it) into folderList filter folderList without ".." sort lines of folderList international answer folderList end mouseUp -- I set the defaultfolder and did not use folders(targetFolder) because -- otherwise i would have to construct the filepath for the aliasreference -- put the aliasReference of (targetFolder&"/"& theFile) into theAlias Regards, Chris Heidecker > Op 19 jun. 2022, om 10:01 heeft Chris Heidecker via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> het volgende geschreven: > > Hi, > > Aliases to foiders are missing in "the folders" function > > In the Dictionary for folders: > Aliases (on OS X systems), symbolic links (on Linux systems) and shortcuts > (on Windows systems) are included in the list only if they refer to a folder. > > Is it a bug or could it be my mistake? > This is on OSX 12.4 and LC 9.6.7 > > > regards, > Chris Heidecker > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode