Forums Bug Reports $sfile

If I use:

$sdir(C:\my documents, title, ok)

then I get the directory selection dialog starting at C:\my documents.

If I use:

$sfile(C:\my documents\*.*, title, ok)

then I get the file selection dialog, starting at desktop.

What is wrong?

You tell us...

Your first example uses $sdir (select directory)

Your second uses $sfile (select file)

From the mIRC help file

Well, I expected that $sfile would start in C:\my documents instead of desktop. When I use C:\program files it does start in that directory. So why can't it find my documents. And yes it is an existing directory.

By the way, the mirc help file says:

$sfile(dir,title,oktext)

What is the use of filling in "dir" if that part doesn't show up?

I just did a few tests of this, and using a format similar to $sfile(c:\program files\) worked just fine

Please note that the ending \ is required, also the My Documents folder in Windows XP, is NOT located at c:\my documents, but at c:\documents and settings\<user name>\my documents

I don't know if this makes a difference for you or not, but thought I'd mention it.

Thanks for testing RusselB. I think you are right that My Documents is actually located in another directory, but that doesn't explain why $sfile can't find it since, for instance, /splay with mp3 files located in My Documents using the full path will play the required files. I still think there is a bug in $sfile. By the way, I use the Dutch version of Windows Me. In there it is called C:\Mijn documenten.