http://imagej.273.s1.nabble.com/Preselected-path-for-ij-io-DirectoryChooser-tp3688355p3688358.html
without any instance of DirectoryChooser.
> Hi Michael
>
> thanks but I am not clear yet, perhaps I have to clarify my
> problem:
>
> line #1: DirectoryChooser dc = new
> DirectoryChooser("Preferred Directory:");
> line #2: dc.setDefaultDirectory(t2.getText
> ());
>
>
> The instance of DirectoryChooser is created first - so it
> will
> already be loaded with the path/directory that was selected last,
> but I want
> the "instance of DirectoryChooser" to come up with whatever is
> currently in
> t2.getText() (BTW: t2 is a TextArea where a path is pasted).
>
>
> In summary, the question could be, how can the line#2 be executed
> before
> executing line # 1? Is it possible?
>
> Obviously, instance of DirectoryChooser, when created and loaded,
> reads the
> last selected directory from somewhere (I don't know where is that
> place and
> how to access that?- so need to that) - can we write our preferred
> directory/path in that place first?
>
>
> Any help/suggestion?
>
> Thanks
> Tamjid
>
>
>
>
> On Mon, May 10, 2010 at 6:08 PM, Michael Schmid
> <
[hidden email]>wrote:
>
>> Hi Tamjid,
>>
>> you can use setDefaultDirectory(String dir), that's what it is
>> good for.
>> You can even use it from a macro with a
>> call("ij.io.DirectoryChooser.setDefaultDirectory", dir); macro
>> command.
>>
>> Michael
>> ________________________________________________________________
>>
>>
>> On 10 May 2010, at 06:20, Md Tamjidul Hoque wrote:
>>
>> Dear All
>>>
>>> is it possible to call DirectoryChooser such a way that
>>> it can
>>> start with a particular path / directory?
>>>
>>> By the way, I think "setDefaultDirectory" can not be used or can we?
>>>
>>> Any suggestion?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Tamjid
>>>
>>>