selectDir function

Display Dialogue: Select directory

Display the default directory chooser prompt provided by the Operating System.

selectDir(initialdir=getwd(), mustexist=TRUE, title="", 
    usewidget=NULL)

Arguments

• initialdir: initially selected directory
• mustexist: if logical value is TRUE, only a existing directory can be selected
• title: title for the prompt window
• usewidget: store the selected directory in the named entry widget

Returns

The directory path selected by the user

Author(s)

Alex Couture-Beil, Vancouver Island University, Nanaimo BC

See Also

selectFile

Examples

## Not run:

local(envir=.PBSmodEnv,expr={
  dir(selectDir(title="select a directory to list contents of"))

  #integration with widget via doAction
  createWin( c( "entry foo mode=character", 
    "button text=\"select dir\" 
    func=doAction action=\"selectDir(usewidget=`foo`)\"" ), astext=TRUE )
})
## End(Not run)