FolderItemDialog.Filter question

[ChristopheDV]

I need a way for the OpenDialog only showing files that does not have a file extension (in lay case basically only showing Shell Unix files).

This needs to be set with FolderItemDialog.Filter but the FileType class does not offer a way to do this.
Any ideas how this can be done?

[Christian_Schmitz]

Did you look into NSOpenDialogMBS class?
You may find an event there to filter.
(or in OpenDialogMBS class)

[Emile_Schwarz]

Using filters for files with Xojo is a tricky work by itself.

[ChristopheDV]

@312529:@Emile Schwarz

Using filters for files with Xojo is a tricky work by itself.

True.

[quote=312526:@Christian Schmitz]Did you look into NSOpenDialogMBS class?
You may find an event there to filter.
(or in OpenDialogMBS class)[/quote]

Although it offers more control, I cannot find a way to filter file that have no extension. That seems to be undoable for both FolderItemDialog or NSOpenDialogMBS.
Or am I missing something?

[Marius_Dieter_Noetzel]

@312547:@Christoph De Vocht

I cannot find a way to filter file that have no extension

You could use the FilterFile Event. Return true if there is a “.” in the filename and false if not

[Tim_Parnell]

@312554:@Marius Dieter Noetzel

You could use the FilterFile Event. Return true if there is a “.” in the filename and false if not

A dot is a legal character in a regular filename. I would think this could backfire.

[Marius_Dieter_Noetzel]

@312580:@Tim Parnell

A dot is a legal character in a regular filename. I would think this could backfire.

So, check, what ever you want to check in the filename… This ist a possible way…