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tk_chooseDirectory(n)        Tk Built-In Commands        tk_chooseDirectory(n)

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NAME

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


SYNOPSIS

       tk_chooseDirectory ?option value ...?
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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:

       -command string
              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
              Mac OS X.

       -initialdir dirname
              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.

       -message string
              Specifies a message to include in the client area of the dialog.
              This is only available on Mac OS X.

       -mustexist boolean
              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.

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

       -title titleString
              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(n), tk_getSaveFile(n)


KEYWORDS

       directory, selection, dialog, platform-specific

Tk                                    8.3                tk_chooseDirectory(n)

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