File Entry Dialog

Entering File Paths and Web Links

Figure 1. File Entry Dialog

The File Entry Dialog ( Figure 1) allows you to enter a File Path, Web Link, or Network Link in the formats listed below.

• Copy - Copies the selected text from the filename to the Windows clipboard.
• Paste - Paste a filename from the Windows clipboard.
• Select All - Selects all text in the filename textbox.
• Reset - Resets the filename to the original text from when the dialog was opened.
• Clear - Clears all text in filename textbox. Use the keyboard Delete key to delete only selected text.
• Browse - Opens a folder browse dialog to select a file.
• File Open - Opens the File with the app associated with the file extension type (set in Windows, may be an editor or viewer app). Example, if it is a text file, it may open in Notepad.

When OK is clicked, any illegal characters detected will force a 'Bad file path' warning. Example: an asterisk (*) is not allowed in filenames.

• Windows Explorer has a Copy Path button (Figure 2) to copy the full path of a selected file to the Windows clipbaord. Other file managers may have a similar function.
• From a Browser Web page, right-mouse-click on a Web link. In the resulting context menu, pick Copy Link Location.
• Browser address bar - Mouse click the address bar to select the web link text, then right-mouse-click. In the resulting context menu, pick Copy.

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Accepted Path and Link Syntax

Link Accepted Syntax

• Local machine file paths - Must include full, absolute path
  Syntax: drive:\folder-path\file-name
  Example: C:\Audio\GetBack.mp3; or file:///C:\Audio\GetBack.mp3
• Web links (URIs) - It will accept any valid Internet transfer protocol (http:// ; https:// ; mms://, etc)
  Syntax: protocol://web_server/file_path.
  Example: http://www.AudioServer.org/Beatles/GetBack.mp3.
• Network files - Files on a local network.
  Syntax: \\server\share\file_path
  Example: \\Dev2\Audio\GetBack.mp3.

Figure 2. Windows Explorer - Copy Path

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November 13, 2023