chooseDirectory(n) Tk Built-In Commands chooseDirectory(n)
NAME
tk_chooseDirectory - pops up a dialog box for the user to select a
directory.
SYNOPSIS
tk_chooseDirectory ?option value ...?
DESCRIPTION
The procedure tk_chooseDirectory pops up a dialog box for the user to
select a directory. The following option-value pairs are possible as
command line arguments:
-initialdir dirname
Specifies that the directories in directory should be displayed
when the dialog pops up. If this parameter is not specified,
then the directories in the current working directory are dis-
played. If the parameter specifies a relative path, the return
value will convert the relative path to an absolute path.
-mustexist boolean
Specifies whether the user may specify non-existent directories.
If this parameter is true, then the user may only select direc-
tories that already exist. The default value is false.
-parent window
Makes window the logical parent of the dialog. The dialog is
displayed on top of its parent window. On Mac OS X, this turns
the file dialog into a sheet attached to the parent window.
-title titleString
Specifies a string to display as the title of the dialog box. If
this option is not specified, then a default title will be dis-
played.
EXAMPLE
set dir [tk_chooseDirectory \
-initialdir ~ -title "Choose a directory"] if {$dir eq ""} {
label .l -text "No directory selected" } else {
label .l -text "Selected $dir" }
SEE ALSO
tk_getOpenFile(n), tk_getSaveFile(n)
KEYWORDS
directory, selection, dialog, platform-specific
Tk 8.3 chooseDirectory(n)
tk 8.6.0 - Generated Sat Jan 19 15:07:00 CST 2013