How to make a dialog box for a user to choose a file from disk

[_MightyJack_]

Hi there

Is it possible to make a dialog box, for a photoshop user, to choose a txt file, to be process by my javascript ?

I have a txt file with all the names and locations of psd files i want to process by photoshop. I have ex. 100 out of a folder with 250 images.

If anyone have a shot "code sample" how to select a file - i will be happy.

/T

[Paul Riggott · Accepted solution]

Here is an example of selecting a text file...

var dlg=
"dialog{text:'Script Interface',bounds:[100,100,500,220],"+
"testFile:EditText{bounds:[10,40,310,60] , text:'' ,properties:{multiline:false,noecho:false,readonly:false}},"+
"Browse:Button{bounds:[320,40,390,61] , text:'<<' },"+
"statictext0:StaticText{bounds:[10,10,240,27] , text:'Please select Text File' ,properties:{scrolling:undefined,multiline:undefined}},"+
"Process:Button{bounds:[10,80,190,101] , text:'Process' },"+
"button2:Button{bounds:[210,80,390,101] , text:'Cancel' }};"
var win = new Window(dlg,'test');
win.center();
win.testFile.enabled=false;
win.Browse.onClick = function() { 
 selectedFile = File.openDialog("Please select TEXT file.","TEXT File:*.txt"); 
  if(selectedFile != null) win.testFile.text =  decodeURI(selectedFile.fsName);
}
win.Process.onClick = function() { 
 if(win.testFile.text == '') {
  alert("No text file has been selected!");
  return;
  }
 win.close(1);
 selectedFile.execute();
}
win.show();

[Michael_L_Hale]

Also unless you have some other need for the dialog you can skip it and just use

var selectedFile = File.openDialog("Please select TEXT file.","TEXT File:*.txt");

[_MightyJack_]

Thank you for your help

Just what i was looking for.

/T