From: "Pavlos" <trash24379 AT usa DOT net>
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Subject: Re: Getting a directory with Allegro file_select
Date: Wed, 4 Aug 1999 03:47:06 +0300
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Shawn Hargreaves wrote in message
<8D53104ECD0CD211AF4000A0C9D60AE301545DBD AT probe-2 DOT acclaim-euro DOT net>...
>B O'Donnell writes:
>> I want to be able to use the file selector to pick a working directory;
>> is this possible?
>
>No. You'll have to make your own modified version if you want to do this.
>As written, selecting a directory from the listbox is interpreted as
>wanting to look inside that directory, and closing the dialog without
>selecting anything is interpreted as cancelling it, so you can't use it
>to choose the working directory unless you change these behaviours.
>
>
> Shawn Hargreaves.

Actually, it can be done. Run this little program, find the directory you
want,
click on it once and click on OK.

#include <allegro.h>
int main(void)
{
   char path[1000];
   int i;
   allegro_init();
   install_keyboard();
   install_mouse();
   install_timer();
   set_gfx_mode(GFX_SAFE, 320, 200, 0, 0);
   i=file_select("Hello", path, "/d-ar");
   allegro_exit();
   printf("%i, %s\n", i, path);
   return(0);
}
Pavlos