::mdlTempFileName

This command creates a widget that represents a filename value that is referenced by a variable (not a data member of an entity).

Syntax

::model::mdlTempFileName path variable openFile args

Application

MotionView Tcl GUI

Description

This command creates a widget that represents a filename value that is referenced by a variable (not a data member of an entity).

Inputs

path: The full name of the path that is to be used by the mdlTempFileName widget.
variable: The Tcl variable that will be used to store and retrieve the selected filename value.
openFile: The Boolean flag that determines whether the widget is for opening a file (the selected file must exist) or saving a file (the selected file does not need to exist, but the user is warned if it does).
args: A list of arguments to further configure the mdlTempFileName widget.

Example

To create a dialog that will contain an mdlTempFileName widget (to save a file) whose name is stored in a variable:

namespace eval ::my_sample {
  variable fn ""
}
set tl [toplevel .top]
wm geometry $tl 400x100
wm title $tl "Example mdlTempFileName Widget"
grid rowconfigure $tl 0 -weight 1
grid columnconfigure $tl 0 -weight 1

set tmpFN [::model::mdlTempFileName $tl.tmpFN ::my_sample::fn 0]
grid $tmpFN -row 0 -column 0 -sticky new

Errors

None.