if it helps any i just want to drag and drop a file onto the gui anywhere
and send it directly to a subroutine without using any buttons or any other
widget
On Fri, Jun 13, 2014 at 2:32 AM, James Howell <james28...@gmail.com> wrote:
> i use the following code to allow dragging and dropping files:
>
> $frame->DragAcceptFiles(1);
> EVT_DROP_FILES( $frame, \&doit );
> sub doit { warn "@_\n" }
>
> but i cannot for the life of me figure out how to associate the dropped
> file with a file handle. if you could give me an example it would be
> appreciated, i have read about events and i just cant seem to figure it
> out. i have tried my $file = @_; and my $ file = @_[0]; ect ect and i
> cannot get it to work. when i use warn it shows in console that the file
> was dropped onto frame, but i cannot figure out how to associate the file
> with a file handle :(
>
> i have spend countless nights trying to figure this out and i cannot. i am
> pretty new to this and kind of new to programming in general and i swear to
> god, if you would just show me a working example i would praise you for the
> rest of my life lol. i just need to figure out how to associate the dropped
> file with a file handle.
>
