How to get FileName path from dialogBox?

[OndrejL]

Hi,

How to get FileName path from dialogBox?

I want one dialog box with two question.

First question is:  which file do you want work with? and open button

Second question: enter page range AND here some INPUT FIELD

So I want get string with file path and string with range

[Test Screen Name]

You probably won't be able to work with files opened from JavaScript, unless they set disclosed. Best to have the user open it, then run your script.

[OndrejL]

No i just want have full path to file

[try67]

You can use the app.browseForDoc() method to prompt the user to select a file. It then returns that file's path, inside of an object.

[OndrejL]

Hi

I have error

NotAllowedError: Security settings prevent access to this property or method.

App.browseForDoc:18:Batch undefined:Exec

[try67]

Yeah, you can only use this method from a trusted function, ie a script that's installed on the user's local machine, or a certified document.

[OndrejL]

So it doesn't help me

[try67]

The only other way I can think of is with a text field that's set for file selection, but I'm not sure that will work from a dialog...

[OndrejL]

I did it in two steps

// dialogBox just for information

app.alert({

cMsg: "select a file",

nIcon: 2

});

//open a window for select a file

// we'll never look at it so size is unimportant

var tmpDoc = app.newDoc(0,0);

// Create the Text Field

var fld = tmpDoc.addField("tmpTxt","text",0,[0,0,0,0]);

// Set up the Text field so the file dialog can be called

fld.fileSelect = true;

// Display File Open Dialog

fld.browseForFileToSubmit();

// save the selected file path to a local variable

// so it can be used later

var path_second_file = fld.value;

// Close Document without saving

tmpDoc.closeDoc(true);

console.println(path_second_file);