[Jsx] Not able to navigate using File.openDialog and using a filter

[tmmls]

Hi,

With this post I would like to ask a question. I'm having an issue using a filter in the File.openDialog window. When applying a filter, I'm no longer able to browse to subfolders.

I'm using ...

     var returnValue = "";

     var selectedFile = File.openDialog("Choose a CSV File", filterFiles, false);

     if (selectedFile != undefined) {

          returnValue = selectedFile.fsName;

     }

    function filterFiles(file) {

        if (file.name.match(/\.csv$/)){ return true }

        return false;

    }

When changing the filter to the code below, It works, but not on the first attempt. I have to select a folder, select another folder, and then go to the previous one, the be able to select a subfolder. And this for each subfolder...

    function filterFiles(file) {

       var myFolder = Folder(file.fsName);

       if (file.name.match(/\.csv$/) || (myFolder.exists && myFolder.constructor == Folder)) { return true }

             return false;

       }

   }

I'm using Os X 10.15.7 and the latest version of Indesign..

Thanx

[Kasyan Servetsky]

I don't have a Mac at hand to test it, but try this function:

var xmlFile = File.openDialog("Choose an XML file", (File.fs == "Macintosh") ? FileFilter : "XML files:*.xml;All files:*.*");
	
function FileFilter(file) {
	var extention = ".xml";
	var lowerCaseName = file.name;
	lowerCaseName.toLowerCase();
	
	if (lowerCaseName.indexOf(extention) == file.name.length - extention.length) {
		return true;
	}
	else if (file instanceof Folder) {
		return true;
	}
	else {
		return false;
	}
}

[tmmls]

Thank you for sharing your script. This seems to work but it looks like there is a bug in the UI. All folders are grayed out, but it seems they can be clicked, sometimes on the filename, sometimes on the triangle icon.

[Md A Awal5F86]

That is great

[rob day]

Does this work?:

var returnValue = "";

var selectedFile = File.openDialog("Choose a CSV File", filterFiles, false);
if (selectedFile != undefined) {
    returnValue = selectedFile.fsName;
}
 
function filterFiles(file) {
    if (file.name.match(/\.csv$/i) || file instanceof Folder){return true} 
}

[Sunil Yadav]

Try this :

var returnValue = "";
var selectedFile = File.openDialog("Choose a CSV File", "*.csv", false);
if (selectedFile != undefined) {
    returnValue = selectedFile.fsName;
    }

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In Windows, a filter expression such as "Javascript files:*.jsx;All files:*.*". In Mac OS, a filter function that takes a File instance and returns true if the file should be included in the display, false if it should not.

Best

Sunil