How to open multi-files at the same time on the Mac OsX

[gima]

There is one example how to open multi-files at the same time but it is just for Windows.
But how to do it using Mac OsX?

[johnsold]

I am not familiar with the Windows example you mention, but do use the Mac. How do you want to select the files to open? Do you have a list, or do you want to open all the files in a folder, or something else? Give us some specifics and someone will probably be able to suggest a soution for you.

Lynn

[CoastalMaineBird]

Opening multiple files (on any platform) is the same.

For i = 0 to NFiles - 1
    Refnum[i] = Open File (Path[i])

{ Do stuff with open files - read this one, write that one)

For i = 0 to NFiles - 1
    Close File (RefNum[i])

Error checking is left as an exercise for the reader.

[gima]

Lynn:

Here is the example for windows:

http://forums.ni.com/ni/board/message?board.id=170&message.id=142151&query.id=59085#M142151

It uses calls to Windows DLLs

CoastalMaineBird:

thanks, but with this method you have to choose the new file each time. You cann't chose 2 or more files simultaneously.

[CoastalMaineBird]

You cann't chose 2 or more files simultaneously.

Sorry - you asked how to OPEN multiple files.

[CoastalMaineBird]

If you want to CHOOSE multiple files in one dialog, I would write my own dialog.

You basically LIST FILES from the folder you want, put the names into a list box, and allow the list box to have 1 or more items selected. Then you get an array of indexes of which items are selected.

[gima]

Good idea, thank you very much, i will try it!

[johnsold]

It looks like that Windoze .llb simply creates an array of paths of the files selected by the user: text files, Word files, or all files. In a VI not included it apparently loops through the array of paths and opens the files. You can do all that with built-in LV file handling functions in a manner described by CoastalMaineBird above and the result should be platform-independent.

Lynn