Programming Mechworks PDM > .NET API > MwPDMApi Namespace > UserInterface Class > UserInterface Methods

Shows a file dialog box interface.

Namespace: MwPDMApi
Assembly: MwPDMApi (in MwPDMApi.dll) Version: 1.0.0.0 (1.0.0.0)

Syntax

Visual Basic
Public Function SelectFile ( _ root As String, _ filter As String, _ Optional title As String = "Select a file" _ ) As String

Visual Basic

Public Function SelectFile ( _

root As String, _
filter As String, _
Optional title As String = "Select a file" _
) As String

C#
public string SelectFile( string root, string filter, string title = "Select a file" )

public string SelectFile(

string root,
string filter,
string title = "Select a file"
)

Visual C++
public: String^ SelectFile( String^ root, String^ filter, String^ title = L"Select a file" )

Visual C++

public:

String^ SelectFile(
String^ root,
String^ filter,
String^ title = L"Select a file"
)

JavaScript
function selectFile(root, filter, title);

Parameters

root

Type: System.String
starting directory for the dialog box

filter

Type: System.String
filter to apply (like description1|filter1|description2|filter2|...)

title (Optional)

Type: System.String
Optional. The title of the form

Return Value

full path name of the selected file

Remarks