[Code] Open File Browser and Select File

[Jim]

This code opens a Windows Exlorer window with the given file selected.

file = 'C;/Some/Folder/MyFile.rb'
file.tr!('/', '\\\\')
system("#{ENV['SystemRoot']}/explorer /n, /select,#{file}")

Is there a Mac equivalent?

[TIG]

Just opening the file's folder with Sketchup's UI openURL will work cross-platform - PC and MAC... UI.openURL('file:///' + File.dirname(file)) [the file isn't selected though].

[Jim]

On Windows, calling openURL on a file can execute the file depending on whether the file extension is registered.

This code just opens the file browser with the given file selected.

[TIG]

My code does not open the file, rather it opens the file's folder.
Using openURL on a folder opens the folder in Windows Explorer...
However, it doesn't highlight the file in either PC or MAC...

[driven]

@jim said:

This code opens a Windows Exlorer window with the given file selected.
Is there a Mac equivalent?

Tig's code does open the file in 'Finder' and highlights the file title
> file=("/Some/Folder/MyFile.rb") UI.openURL('file:///' + File.dirname(file)) true
Like this it 'opens' in the associated program for that type of file. i.e. TextWrangler opens ruby files on my system.
> file=("/Some/Folder/MyFile.rb") UI.openURL('file:///' + (file)) true
This will also open in 'Finder'
> file = './Some/Folder/MyFile.rb' system("open -R #{file}") true note: returns true/false

> file = './Some/Folder/MyFile.rb' system %(open -R #{file}) true note: also returns true/false

shorthand works as well
>open -R './Some/Folder/MyFile.rb'`` note: NO return of true/false

Without the -R recursive flag it will 'open' in the associated app

Again, it can be with or without the return, dependant on the call syntax.

john