How to Return Entire MS-DOS Path from PROMPT FILES List

• Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5x, 2.6x
• Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, versions 2.0, 2.5x, 2.6x
• Microsoft FoxPro for Macintosh, versions 2.5x, 2.6a
• Microsoft FoxPro for UNIX, version 2.6

SUMMARY

When you create a list popup in FoxPro using the PROMPT FILES clause, the entire path is not stored in the variable.

MORE INFORMATION

To have the entire path returned, do the following:

1. In the setup code of the screen, define a popup with the PROMPT FILES clause. For example:

         DEFINE POPUP popfile PROMPT FILES LIKE *.dbf
   

2. In the setup code, define as character the variable that the list will be using. Also, define a character variable to which the entire path will be stored. For example:

         var=''     && List variable
         entire=''  && Variable for entire path
   
   

3. To create the list, do one of the following, depending on which platform you are using:

       - In FoxPro for MS-DOS, position the cursor on the screen in the
         place where you want the list to appear. From the Screen menu,
         choose List, select From Popup, and type "popfile" (without the
         quotation marks) as the popup name. In the Variable box, type
         "var" (without the quotation marks).
   

       - In FoxPro for Windows, click the list tool, then click in the
         Screen Design window where you want the list to appear and drag
         the list to the desired size. The List dialog box will open. In
         the dialog box, select From Popup, and type "popfile" (without
         the quotation marks) as the popup name. In the Variable box,
         type "var" (without the quotation marks).
   

4. In the Valid procedure, type the following code:

         entire=PRMBAR("popfile", 2)+var
   

5. The variable called "entire" now contains the entire path to the selected file, as well as the filename. To verify this, include the following statement after the command given in step 4:

         WAIT WINDOW entire