Selecting a FolderItem (new Xojo framework)

[GarryPettet]

What’s the best way to present the user with a dialog to select a file in the new framework? To get a classic FolderItem I used to use GetOpenFolderItem() but that returns a FolderItem rather than a Xojo.IO.FolderItem.

How do we do this in the new framework? This is cross platform - is it even possible to get the user to select a file on iOS?

[Paul_Lefebvre]

@231134:@Garry Pettet

To get a classic FolderItem I used to use GetOpenFolderItem() but that returns a FolderItem rather than a Xojo.IO.FolderItem .

To convert a classic FolderItem to a Xojo.IO.FolderItem:

Dim newFile As New Xojo.IO.FolderItem(classicFile.NativePath)

[Michel_Bujardet]

@231134:@Garry Pettet

is it even possible to get the user to select a file on iOS?

In iOS, use FolderItem.Children and place the items within a folder into a table for the user to select. Often since files are in Documents, you may not need to manage subfolders.

Otherwise you can come up with the little folder icon using iOSTableCellData.Image

[GarryPettet]

Thanks guys. Very helpful.