Setting start folder with Folder.selectDialog

[Guest]

Hi there, is it possible to define a start folder when using selectDialog ? It seems to start by default from the desktop, but would it be possible to start the search from let's say C:\some folder\some other folder\my indesign documents ?

This way I can save myself quite some clicks 🙂

Thanks,

Koen

[Jump_Over · Accepted solution]

Hi,

If your start folder is myFolder

use

myFolder.selectDlg() to open dialog with myFolder selected.

hope...

[Jongware]

... and you must use selectSlg rather than selectDialog' which

"iffers from the object method selectDlg() in that it does not preselect a folder."

according to the JS reference.

[Guest]

Thanks, did the trick indeed

Just in case someone else would like to do this, remember that your folder must have double slashes to make it work, did make me sweat for a while 🙂

example :

var selFolder = "D:\\somefolder\\somefolder\\here_we_are"

var myFolder = Folder(selFolder).selectDlg("Select a folder with InDesign files");

[Peter Kahrel]

Better to use this:

var selFolder = "/D/somefolder/somefolder/here_we_are"

so that your script works on Macs too.

Peter

[-hans-]

Hi,

I know it's the URI Path, but as 'D:' is the drivecharacter which is mapped over the drive will it work on a mac¿!

Hans-Gerd Classen

[Peter Kahrel]

You've got me there. I don't know.

Peter

[-hans-]

Hi,

don't wonna 'get you there', but wasn't aware of it till last sunday ...

Hans-Gerd

[Vamitul]

from a recent script i did:

var myFolder=Folder(app.activeDocument.filePath).selectDlg("PDF folder:");

[Shane Parsons]

Since the title doesn't specify inDesign, and other application users might end up here (like myself), here's how you do it in illustrator:

var dest = Folder(app.activeDocument.path).selectDlg();