Changing a file extension inside the code

[fortyhideout12]

So currently a tool I developed has the ability to open two types of files - .xml & .tormatx(.tormatxis just a unique extension I'm using to enable users to not save them as .xml; just for consistency reasons)

void Tormat_Main::open( const QString &p_fn ) {
	QString fileName;
	if( p_fn.isEmpty() ) { // ask user for a file
 
		fileName = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(this, tr("Open State"), 
			baseFolder, tr("TomatFiles (*.tormatx*.xml)"));
 
		if (fileName.isEmpty()) { return; }
	} else { // use passed file

void Tormat_Main::open( const QString &p_fn ) {
	QString fileName;
	if( p_fn.isEmpty() ) { // ask user for a file

		fileName = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(this, tr("Open State"), 
			baseFolder, tr("TomatFiles (*.tormatx*.xml)"));

		if (fileName.isEmpty()) { return; }
	} else { // use passed file

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Thats the code for opening a file...

My question is, how do I make it so if a user opens up a .xml extension, the program will automatically convert it to .xsps without any user interaction????

Thanks for the help guys

[fortyhideout12]

I guess I have a save function titled ...::Save

How do I call it within the open function?

Sorry I'm new to this qt/C++ stuff

[Lykurg]

I guess I have a save function titled ...::Save

You guess or you know? how to call:

Save(/*your options here*/);

Save(/*your options here*/);

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[fortyhideout12]

yeah that was easy.

Except It brings up a save dialogue right away now when I open up a file.

I need the program to automatically change the extension...

[Lykurg]

yeah that was easy.

Except It brings up a save dialogue right away now when I open up a file.

I need the program to automatically change the extension...

Ehm, than change the code of the save method. Or create another function which saves a file without poping up a file dialog.

[fortyhideout12]

int Tormat_Main::save() {
	QString file_name = QDir::toNativeSeparators( savePath ).section( QDir::separator(), -1 );
	if( file_name.startsWith( "." ) ) { // the autosave starts with '.' so we want the user to save to a different location
		savePath.clear();
	}
 
	if(savePath.isEmpty()) {
		savePath = QFileDialog::getSaveFileName(this, tr("Save File"), baseFolder, tr("TormatFiles (*.tormat)"));
	}
	if (savePath.isEmpty())
		return -1;
	try{
		QFileInfo file(savePath);
		writeXmlFile(file); 
 
		QString fn = QDir::toNativeSeparators( savePath ).section( QDir::separator(), -1 );
		Ui::MainWindow::info->setText( tr( "Saved state to '%1'" ).arg( fn ) );
		dialog->showOutput( tr( "Saved state to '%1'" ).arg( fn ) );
 
		QString path_to_base = QDir::toNativeSeparators( savePath ).section( QDir::separator(), 0, -2 ); // to get path of state
		QString autosave_filename = QString( "%1\\.%2.autosave" ).arg( path_to_base, fn );
		if( autosave_filename != _autosaver->filename() ) { // user has saved to a new state, so update the autosaver
			_autosaver->deleteFile(); // delete old autosave file
			_autosaver->setFilename( autosave_filename );
		} else { // user has saved to same state name
			_autosaver->deleteFile(); // delete obsolete autosave file
		}
		_state_manager->addState( savePath );
	}catch(const std::exception &e) {
		Logger::LogMessage("Error Writing to File: " + QString(e.what()));
		QMessageBox::critical(this,"Save File Error",e.what());
		return -2;
	}
	return 0;
}

int Tormat_Main::save() {
	QString file_name = QDir::toNativeSeparators( savePath ).section( QDir::separator(), -1 );
	if( file_name.startsWith( "." ) ) { // the autosave starts with '.' so we want the user to save to a different location
		savePath.clear();
	}

	if(savePath.isEmpty()) {
		savePath = QFileDialog::getSaveFileName(this, tr("Save File"), baseFolder, tr("TormatFiles (*.tormat)"));
	}
	if (savePath.isEmpty())
		return -1;
	try{
		QFileInfo file(savePath);
		writeXmlFile(file); 

		QString fn = QDir::toNativeSeparators( savePath ).section( QDir::separator(), -1 );
		Ui::MainWindow::info->setText( tr( "Saved state to '%1'" ).arg( fn ) );
		dialog->showOutput( tr( "Saved state to '%1'" ).arg( fn ) );

		QString path_to_base = QDir::toNativeSeparators( savePath ).section( QDir::separator(), 0, -2 ); // to get path of state
		QString autosave_filename = QString( "%1\\.%2.autosave" ).arg( path_to_base, fn );
		if( autosave_filename != _autosaver->filename() ) { // user has saved to a new state, so update the autosaver
			_autosaver->deleteFile(); // delete old autosave file
			_autosaver->setFilename( autosave_filename );
		} else { // user has saved to same state name
			_autosaver->deleteFile(); // delete obsolete autosave file
		}
		_state_manager->addState( savePath );
	}catch(const std::exception &e) {
		Logger::LogMessage("Error Writing to File: " + QString(e.what()));
		QMessageBox::critical(this,"Save File Error",e.what());
		return -2;
	}
	return 0;
}

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[Lykurg]

And? What should I do with that code?!?