how select whole directory also in QFileDialog?

**aurora** · 19th October 2011, 05:55

How can i support QFileDialog to open multiple files and folders(Directories)?
I'm wrote following code, It enables only to open files not able to open directories. How can i include Directory also?

Qt Code:

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QStringList files = QFileDialog::getOpenFileNames(
                            this,
                            "Select one or more files to open",
                            "/home",
                            "Images (*.png *.xpm *.jpg)");

QStringList files = QFileDialog::getOpenFileNames(
                            this,
                            "Select one or more files to open",
                            "/home",
                            "Images (*.png *.xpm *.jpg)");

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Please somebody help me....Thanks in advance..

**amitahire** · 19th October 2011, 06:23

Qt Code:

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QString s = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(
                    "/home",
                    "Images (*.png *.xpm *.jpg)",
                    this,
                    "open file dialog"
                    "Choose a file" );

QString s = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(
                    "/home",
                    "Images (*.png *.xpm *.jpg)",
                    this,
                    "open file dialog"
                    "Choose a file" );

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In the above example, The startup directory is set to "/home" ( or if you using windows -"C:\Win") The file filter is set to "Images (*.png *.xpm *.jpg)". The parent of the file dialog is set to this and it is given the identification name - "open file dialog". The caption at the top of file dialog is set to "Choose a file". If you want to use multiple filters, separate each one with two semi-colons, e.g.
"Images (*.png *.xpm *.jpg);;Text files (*.txt);;XML files (*.xml)"

NOTE - The code given is a working code from Qt 3. I am not sure whether the funtion definition has changed Qt 3 to Qt 4. PLease check the man pages/ documentation.

Hope this clear it out for you do let me/us know if you need anything more.

**aurora** · 19th October 2011, 07:05

Originally Posted by amitahire

Qt Code:

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QString s = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(
                    "/home",
                    "Images (*.png *.xpm *.jpg)",
                    this,
                    "open file dialog"
                    "Choose a file" );

QString s = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(
                    "/home",
                    "Images (*.png *.xpm *.jpg)",
                    this,
                    "open file dialog"
                    "Choose a file" );

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In the above example, The startup directory is set to "/home" ( or if you using windows -"C:\Win") The file filter is set to "Images (*.png *.xpm *.jpg)". The parent of the file dialog is set to this and it is given the identification name - "open file dialog". The caption at the top of file dialog is set to "Choose a file". If you want to use multiple filters, separate each one with two semi-colons, e.g.
"Images (*.png *.xpm *.jpg);;Text files (*.txt);;XML files (*.xml)"

NOTE - The code given is a working code from Qt 3. I am not sure whether the funtion definition has changed Qt 3 to Qt 4. PLease check the man pages/ documentation.

Hope this clear it out for you do let me/us know if you need anything more.

Thank u...But actual my requirement is the dialog must support opening both MULTIPLE FILES and DIRECTORY...
If i use the code u given, where the list of file names(which is suppose to open) will be stored?

**amitahire** · 19th October 2011, 08:46

Originally Posted by aurora

Thank u...But actual my requirement is the dialog must support opening both MULTIPLE FILES and DIRECTORY...
If i use the code u given, where the list of file names(which is suppose to open) will be stored?

I searched around a bit and found that QFileDialog cannot by default select multiple files - http://developer.qt.nokia.com/faq/an...i_select_multi but by getting hold of other classes.

Check these threads out

http://www.qtcentre.org/threads/3422...le-directories

http://www.qtcentre.org/threads/1881...om-QFileDialog

Before posting search in the form first :-). Hope you can solve it.