Re: Dialog_pickfile problem

On Apr 22, 10:31 am, David Fanning <n...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> clivecoo...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 writes:
> > I am using Dialog_pickfile to write a jpeg, using file='a string i
> > insert here'. My problem is that if i want to change the directory in
> > which dialog_pickfile defaults to  it wipes the string i initially
> > inserted. Is there a way i can fix the default filename so that the
> > user can pick a directory to save the jpeg without having to retype
> > the file name back in?
>
> I just note, for the record, that the Windows version
> of DIALOG_PICKFILE works correctly. No re-typing required
> there. :-)
>
> Cheers,
>
> David
>
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Ah, i am using IDL 7. on a Mac, i guess that is the problem