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tk_chooseDirectory(3tk) Tk Built-In Commands tk_chooseDirectory(3tk) 





NAME


tk_chooseDirectory - pops up a dialog box for the user to select a
    directory.






SYNOPSIS


tk_chooseDirectory ?option value ...?








DESCRIPTION


The procedure tk_chooseDirectory pops up a dialog box for
    the user to select a directory. The following option-value pairs are
    possible as command line arguments:



  

  
Specifies the prefix of a Tcl command to invoke when the user closes the
      dialog after having selected an item. This callback is not called if the
      user cancelled the dialog. The actual command consists of string
      followed by a space and the value selected by the user in the dialog. This
      is only available on macOS.

  

  
Specifies that the directories in directory should be displayed
      when the dialog pops up. If this parameter is not specified, the initial
      directory defaults to the current working directory on non-Windows systems
      and on Windows systems prior to Vista. On Vista and later systems, the
      initial directory defaults to the last user-selected directory for the
      application. If the parameter specifies a relative path, the return value
      will convert the relative path to an absolute path.

  

  
Specifies a message to include in the client area of the dialog. This is
      only available on macOS.

  

  
Specifies whether the user may specify non-existent directories. If this
      parameter is true, then the user may only select directories that already
      exist. The default value is false.

  

  
Makes window the logical parent of the dialog. The dialog is
      displayed on top of its parent window. On macOS, this turns the file
      dialog into a sheet attached to the parent window.

  

  
Specifies a string to display as the title of the dialog box. If this
      option is not specified, then a default title will be displayed.








EXAMPLE




set dir [tk_chooseDirectory \


        -initialdir ~ -title "Choose a directory"]
if {$dir eq ""} {


   label .l -text "No directory selected"
} else {


   label .l -text "Selected $dir"
}








SEE ALSO


tk_getOpenFile(3tk), tk_getSaveFile(3tk)






KEYWORDS


directory, selection, dialog, platform-specific







  

    8.3
    Tk