Set start path of open-panel?

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#1

I can’t figure out how to set the starting directory of open panel to the users home directory.

on choose menu item theObject
	if the name of theObject = "openFile" then
		set can choose directories of open panel to true
		set can choose files of open panel to true
		display open panel
	end if
end choose menu item

I’ve tried “set path of open panel to (system attribute “HOME”)” and display open panel with path (system attribute “HOME”) but both produce errors.

#2 
display open panel in directory (system attribute "HOME") -- Expects Unicode text

See also: display (AppleScript Studio Terminology Reference)

#3

You need to look at the parameters for the ‘display’ command.

#4

Thanks! I’m reading up more on what the display command can effect.

I’m stuck at the second part now though, I’m chosing the file but as far as I can tell the “on panel ended” function is never being called.

on launched theObject
end launched

on choose menu item theObject
	if the name of theObject = "openFile" then
		set can choose directories of open panel to true
		set can choose files of open panel to true
		display open panel in directory (system attribute "HOME")
	end if
end choose menu item

on panel ended theObject with result withResult
	if withResult is 1 then
		set inputFile to item 1 of (path names of open panel as list)
		set title of window "main" to inputFile
	end if
end panel ended

Now, when I had the panel attached to my “main” window, this function worked fine. I had to check the “Panel->Panel Ended” handler in the Applescript NSWindow Inspector for window “main”.

When I look at the Inspector for Mainmenu.nib for “File->Open” there is a “Choose menu item” which I’ve checked and a update menu item which I have not.

So how do I access the chosen file path via File->Open?

#5

I believe ˜on panel ended’ is only called when the object being displayed is attached to a window. Otherwise, the result should come immediately after the ˜display’ command.

#6

Bingo!

on choose menu item theObject
	if the name of theObject = "openFile" then
		set can choose directories of open panel to true
		set can choose files of open panel to true
		display open panel in directory (system attribute "HOME")
		set test to item 1 of (path names of open panel as list)
	end if
	display dialog test
end choose menu item

works!