File Selector

java-programmer, File Selector Hi,

How can I open the Swing-FileSelector in a special subdir?

I tried it with the pathname as String, but the FileSelector starts
always in the default dir.

Thank you.

Greetings,

Michael Pock

java-programmer >> File Selector On 12.05.2004 15:56 Michael Pock wrote:

> Hi,
>
> How can I open the Swing-FileSelector in a special subdir?
>
> I tried it with the pathname as String, but the FileSelector starts
> always in the default dir.

This works for me (JDK 1.4.2):

JFileChooser fc = new JFileChooser("c:/temp");

Thomas

java-programmer >> File Selector In article <email***@***.com>, Michael Pock
<email***@***.com> wrote:
>Hi,
>
>How can I open the Swing-FileSelector in a special subdir?
>
>I tried it with the pathname as String, but the FileSelector starts
>always in the default dir.
>
If you're talking about JFileChooser, use the setCurrentDirectory() method,
but it doesn't take a String parameter, it takes a File object parameter:

myChooser.setCurrentDirectory( new File("startingdir") );

Lee Weiner
lee AT leeweiner DOT org

java-programmer >> File Selector I'd like a tool, preferrably something I can place into a web page via
FrontPage, that displays the files located in a pre-defined directory, and
allow users to select multiple files and print or download them with one
click (rather than having to interact with them one at a time). I picture
this with check boxes, and control over sorting, and perhaps options to
display some of the files attributes also.

Certainly this is already built?
Thanks for any direction!

Tim

java-programmer >> File Selector I'm not sure if you could find something pre-written or not, but this sort of
thing is tricky. The problem is that the Web server can only transmit one
file per request/response. As a result, you generally need an ActiveX control
that can request and save the multiple files.

The easiest approach, of course, is to just transmit a ZIP file and let the
recipient unpack it.

Jim Buyens
Microsoft MVP
http://www.interlacken.com
Author of:
*----------------------------------------------------
|\---------------------------------------------------
|| Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services Inside Out
|| Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 Inside Out
||---------------------------------------------------
|| Web Database Development Step by Step .NET Edition
|| Microsoft FrontPage Version 2002 Inside Out
|| Faster Smarter Beginning Programming
|| (All from Microsoft Press)
|/---------------------------------------------------
*----------------------------------------------------

"Tim" wrote:

> I'd like a tool, preferrably something I can place into a web page via
> FrontPage, that displays the files located in a pre-defined directory, and
> allow users to select multiple files and print or download them with one
> click (rather than having to interact with them one at a time). I picture
> this with check boxes, and control over sorting, and perhaps options to
> display some of the files attributes also.
>
> Certainly this is already built?
> Thanks for any direction!
>
> Tim
>
>
>

java-programmer >> File Selector Thanks Jim,
Sounds to me like it'd be a nice little add in to FP. If I could just add
in a ?control?, size it properly, and define the options (such as network
location, perhaps types of files to display based on file extension or
certain file properties, etc), and that was it, I could make use of that in
numerous ways. Someone should build it. I'd pay some for it for sure.

Really, what I'm looking for is to surround my directory structure with some
intelligence for my internal staff. We have a lot of internal
documentation, and there's only so much logic you can build into file and
folder naming.
I suspect there are other better ways, and that's probably why it hasn't
been built.
Tim

"Jim Buyens" <email***@***.com> wrote in message
news:email***@***.com...
> I'm not sure if you could find something pre-written or not, but this sort
> of
> thing is tricky. The problem is that the Web server can only transmit one
> file per request/response. As a result, you generally need an ActiveX
> control
> that can request and save the multiple files.
>
> The easiest approach, of course, is to just transmit a ZIP file and let
> the
> recipient unpack it.
>
> Jim Buyens
> Microsoft MVP
> http://www.interlacken.com
> Author of:
> *----------------------------------------------------
> |\---------------------------------------------------
> || Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services Inside Out
> || Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 Inside Out
> ||---------------------------------------------------
> || Web Database Development Step by Step .NET Edition
> || Microsoft FrontPage Version 2002 Inside Out
> || Faster Smarter Beginning Programming
> || (All from Microsoft Press)
> |/---------------------------------------------------
> *----------------------------------------------------
>
>
>
> "Tim" wrote:
>
>> I'd like a tool, preferrably something I can place into a web page via
>> FrontPage, that displays the files located in a pre-defined directory,
>> and
>> allow users to select multiple files and print or download them with one
>> click (rather than having to interact with them one at a time). I
>> picture
>> this with check boxes, and control over sorting, and perhaps options to
>> display some of the files attributes also.
>>
>> Certainly this is already built?
>> Thanks for any direction!
>>
>> Tim
>>
>>
>>

java-programmer >> File Selector Actually, the Microsoft solution for this type of requirement is Windows
SharePoint Services, a free-add-on component of Windows Server 2003.

With Windows SharePoint Services, you create "Team Sites" that contain
announcements, event lists, contacts lists and so forth, plus as many
document libraries as you want. The document libraries "remember" and display
much more information about each document than file and folder names can
convey, and when you click a document it opens immediately in Word,
PowerPoint, Excel, or whatever.

In general, this is a lot cleaner than having each team member maintain
personal copies of each document.

You can sign up for Windows SharePoint Services just as you would for any
other type of Web site. Of course, you need to find a hosting services that
provides it.

Otherwise, have you considered just making up a Web page with all the
descriptions and explanations you want, and then building hyperlinks to the
corresponding files?

Jim Buyens
Microsoft MVP
http://www.interlacken.com
Author of:
*----------------------------------------------------
|\---------------------------------------------------
|| Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services Inside Out
|| Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 Inside Out
||---------------------------------------------------
|| Web Database Development Step by Step .NET Edition
|| Microsoft FrontPage Version 2002 Inside Out
|| Faster Smarter Beginning Programming
|| (All from Microsoft Press)
|/---------------------------------------------------
*----------------------------------------------------

"Tim" wrote:

> Thanks Jim,
> Sounds to me like it'd be a nice little add in to FP. If I could just add
> in a ?control?, size it properly, and define the options (such as network
> location, perhaps types of files to display based on file extension or
> certain file properties, etc), and that was it, I could make use of that in
> numerous ways. Someone should build it. I'd pay some for it for sure.
>
> Really, what I'm looking for is to surround my directory structure with some
> intelligence for my internal staff. We have a lot of internal
> documentation, and there's only so much logic you can build into file and
> folder naming.
> I suspect there are other better ways, and that's probably why it hasn't
> been built.
> Tim
>
>
> "Jim Buyens" <email***@***.com> wrote in message
> news:email***@***.com...
> > I'm not sure if you could find something pre-written or not, but this sort
> > of
> > thing is tricky. The problem is that the Web server can only transmit one
> > file per request/response. As a result, you generally need an ActiveX
> > control
> > that can request and save the multiple files.
> >
> > The easiest approach, of course, is to just transmit a ZIP file and let
> > the
> > recipient unpack it.
> >
> > Jim Buyens
> > Microsoft MVP
> > http://www.interlacken.com
> > Author of:
> > *----------------------------------------------------
> > |\---------------------------------------------------
> > || Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services Inside Out
> > || Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 Inside Out
> > ||---------------------------------------------------
> > || Web Database Development Step by Step .NET Edition
> > || Microsoft FrontPage Version 2002 Inside Out
> > || Faster Smarter Beginning Programming
> > || (All from Microsoft Press)
> > |/---------------------------------------------------
> > *----------------------------------------------------
> >
> >
> >
> > "Tim" wrote:
> >
> >> I'd like a tool, preferably something I can place into a web page via
> >> FrontPage, that displays the files located in a pre-defined directory,
> >> and
> >> allow users to select multiple files and print or download them with one
> >> click (rather than having to interact with them one at a time). I
> >> picture
> >> this with check boxes, and control over sorting, and perhaps options to
> >> display some of the files attributes also.
> >>
> >> Certainly this is already built?
> >> Thanks for any direction!
> >>
> >> Tim
> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>
>

java-programmer >> File Selector Thanks again Jim...
I suspected sharepoint might come into this discussion. I've only played
with it a little. It's on my to do list to learn more about it. I see you
wrote a book :)
Question on Sharepoint.. I have my own W2003 servers, etc. I've played a
little with sharepoint in the on-line tutorials, but if I were to set it up,
I would much prefer it to run locally and keep my files in house. Is there
a lot of customization that needs to be done to get it to perform well for
me? I know it's an extremely generic question, so whatever you can say
would be appreciated.

Each person maintaining copies isn't my current solution. I have network
shares, and directory rights pretty clean. It's just that there's only so
much description you can build into file & folder names, and there are some
people who are just frightened to death of that format vs. a nice web
format.

I have considered your suggestion of typing descriptions w/ hyperlinks. I'd
just like pages to be self maintaining. There is already procedure that
keeps the directories up to date with stardardized naming, certain people in
charge of certain things, etc. As I try to move to using web interfaces,
I'm trying to avoid what I see happen too often with that stuff, which is
the creation of a new upkeep process and the possibility of two areas not in
synch with each other.

But I'm just getting into it, so we shall see.
I really appreciate your feedback here!

Tim

"Jim Buyens" <email***@***.com> wrote in message
news:email***@***.com...
> Actually, the Microsoft solution for this type of requirement is Windows
> SharePoint Services, a free-add-on component of Windows Server 2003.
>
> With Windows SharePoint Services, you create "Team Sites" that contain
> announcements, event lists, contacts lists and so forth, plus as many
> document libraries as you want. The document libraries "remember" and
> display
> much more information about each document than file and folder names can
> convey, and when you click a document it opens immediately in Word,
> PowerPoint, Excel, or whatever.
>
> In general, this is a lot cleaner than having each team member maintain
> personal copies of each document.
>
> You can sign up for Windows SharePoint Services just as you would for any
> other type of Web site. Of course, you need to find a hosting services
> that
> provides it.
>
> Otherwise, have you considered just making up a Web page with all the
> descriptions and explanations you want, and then building hyperlinks to
> the
> corresponding files?
>
> Jim Buyens
> Microsoft MVP
> http://www.interlacken.com
> Author of:
> *----------------------------------------------------
> |\---------------------------------------------------
> || Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services Inside Out
> || Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 Inside Out
> ||---------------------------------------------------
> || Web Database Development Step by Step .NET Edition
> || Microsoft FrontPage Version 2002 Inside Out
> || Faster Smarter Beginning Programming
> || (All from Microsoft Press)
> |/---------------------------------------------------
> *----------------------------------------------------
>
>
> "Tim" wrote:
>
>> Thanks Jim,
>> Sounds to me like it'd be a nice little add in to FP. If I could just
>> add
>> in a ?control?, size it properly, and define the options (such as network
>> location, perhaps types of files to display based on file extension or
>> certain file properties, etc), and that was it, I could make use of that
>> in
>> numerous ways. Someone should build it. I'd pay some for it for sure.
>>
>> Really, what I'm looking for is to surround my directory structure with
>> some
>> intelligence for my internal staff. We have a lot of internal
>> documentation, and there's only so much logic you can build into file and
>> folder naming.
>> I suspect there are other better ways, and that's probably why it hasn't
>> been built.
>> Tim
>>
>>
>> "Jim Buyens" <email***@***.com> wrote in message
>> news:email***@***.com...
>> > I'm not sure if you could find something pre-written or not, but this
>> > sort
>> > of
>> > thing is tricky. The problem is that the Web server can only transmit
>> > one
>> > file per request/response. As a result, you generally need an ActiveX
>> > control
>> > that can request and save the multiple files.
>> >
>> > The easiest approach, of course, is to just transmit a ZIP file and let
>> > the
>> > recipient unpack it.
>> >
>> > Jim Buyens
>> > Microsoft MVP
>> > http://www.interlacken.com
>> > Author of:
>> > *----------------------------------------------------
>> > |\---------------------------------------------------
>> > || Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services Inside Out
>> > || Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 Inside Out
>> > ||---------------------------------------------------
>> > || Web Database Development Step by Step .NET Edition
>> > || Microsoft FrontPage Version 2002 Inside Out
>> > || Faster Smarter Beginning Programming
>> > || (All from Microsoft Press)
>> > |/---------------------------------------------------
>> > *----------------------------------------------------
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > "Tim" wrote:
>> >
>> >> I'd like a tool, preferably something I can place into a web page via
>> >> FrontPage, that displays the files located in a pre-defined directory,
>> >> and
>> >> allow users to select multiple files and print or download them with
>> >> one
>> >> click (rather than having to interact with them one at a time). I
>> >> picture
>> >> this with check boxes, and control over sorting, and perhaps options
>> >> to
>> >> display some of the files attributes also.
>> >>
>> >> Certainly this is already built?
>> >> Thanks for any direction!
>> >>
>> >> Tim
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>
>>
>>
>>

java-programmer >> File Selector Generally not, unless you like to (although the templates are a bit boring)
Test one of the templates by installing WSS and creating a site

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"Tim" <email***@***.com> wrote in message news:uE5%email***@***.com...
| Thanks again Jim...
| I suspected sharepoint might come into this discussion. I've only played
| with it a little. It's on my to do list to learn more about it. I see you
| wrote a book :)
| Question on Sharepoint.. I have my own W2003 servers, etc. I've played a
| little with sharepoint in the on-line tutorials, but if I were to set it up,
| I would much prefer it to run locally and keep my files in house. Is there
| a lot of customization that needs to be done to get it to perform well for
| me? I know it's an extremely generic question, so whatever you can say
| would be appreciated.
|
| Each person maintaining copies isn't my current solution. I have network
| shares, and directory rights pretty clean. It's just that there's only so
| much description you can build into file & folder names, and there are some
| people who are just frightened to death of that format vs. a nice web
| format.
|
| I have considered your suggestion of typing descriptions w/ hyperlinks. I'd
| just like pages to be self maintaining. There is already procedure that
| keeps the directories up to date with stardardized naming, certain people in
| charge of certain things, etc. As I try to move to using web interfaces,
| I'm trying to avoid what I see happen too often with that stuff, which is
| the creation of a new upkeep process and the possibility of two areas not in
| synch with each other.
|
| But I'm just getting into it, so we shall see.
| I really appreciate your feedback here!
|
| Tim
|
| "Jim Buyens" <email***@***.com> wrote in message
| news:email***@***.com...
| > Actually, the Microsoft solution for this type of requirement is Windows
| > SharePoint Services, a free-add-on component of Windows Server 2003.
| >
| > With Windows SharePoint Services, you create "Team Sites" that contain
| > announcements, event lists, contacts lists and so forth, plus as many
| > document libraries as you want. The document libraries "remember" and
| > display
| > much more information about each document than file and folder names can
| > convey, and when you click a document it opens immediately in Word,
| > PowerPoint, Excel, or whatever.
| >
| > In general, this is a lot cleaner than having each team member maintain
| > personal copies of each document.
| >
| > You can sign up for Windows SharePoint Services just as you would for any
| > other type of Web site. Of course, you need to find a hosting services
| > that
| > provides it.
| >
| > Otherwise, have you considered just making up a Web page with all the
| > descriptions and explanations you want, and then building hyperlinks to
| > the
| > corresponding files?
| >
| > Jim Buyens
| > Microsoft MVP
| > http://www.interlacken.com
| > Author of:
| > *----------------------------------------------------
| > |\---------------------------------------------------
| > || Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services Inside Out
| > || Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 Inside Out
| > ||---------------------------------------------------
| > || Web Database Development Step by Step .NET Edition
| > || Microsoft FrontPage Version 2002 Inside Out
| > || Faster Smarter Beginning Programming
| > || (All from Microsoft Press)
| > |/---------------------------------------------------
| > *----------------------------------------------------
| >
| >
| > "Tim" wrote:
| >
| >> Thanks Jim,
| >> Sounds to me like it'd be a nice little add in to FP. If I could just
| >> add
| >> in a ?control?, size it properly, and define the options (such as network
| >> location, perhaps types of files to display based on file extension or
| >> certain file properties, etc), and that was it, I could make use of that
| >> in
| >> numerous ways. Someone should build it. I'd pay some for it for sure.
| >>
| >> Really, what I'm looking for is to surround my directory structure with
| >> some
| >> intelligence for my internal staff. We have a lot of internal
| >> documentation, and there's only so much logic you can build into file and
| >> folder naming.
| >> I suspect there are other better ways, and that's probably why it hasn't
| >> been built.
| >> Tim
| >>
| >>
| >> "Jim Buyens" <email***@***.com> wrote in message
| >> news:email***@***.com...
| >> > I'm not sure if you could find something pre-written or not, but this
| >> > sort
| >> > of
| >> > thing is tricky. The problem is that the Web server can only transmit
| >> > one
| >> > file per request/response. As a result, you generally need an ActiveX
| >> > control
| >> > that can request and save the multiple files.
| >> >
| >> > The easiest approach, of course, is to just transmit a ZIP file and let
| >> > the
| >> > recipient unpack it.
| >> >
| >> > Jim Buyens
| >> > Microsoft MVP
| >> > http://www.interlacken.com
| >> > Author of:
| >> > *----------------------------------------------------
| >> > |\---------------------------------------------------
| >> > || Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services Inside Out
| >> > || Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 Inside Out
| >> > ||---------------------------------------------------
| >> > || Web Database Development Step by Step .NET Edition
| >> > || Microsoft FrontPage Version 2002 Inside Out
| >> > || Faster Smarter Beginning Programming
| >> > || (All from Microsoft Press)
| >> > |/---------------------------------------------------
| >> > *----------------------------------------------------
| >> >
| >> >
| >> >
| >> > "Tim" wrote:
| >> >
| >> >> I'd like a tool, preferably something I can place into a web page via
| >> >> FrontPage, that displays the files located in a pre-defined directory,
| >> >> and
| >> >> allow users to select multiple files and print or download them with
| >> >> one
| >> >> click (rather than having to interact with them one at a time). I
| >> >> picture
| >> >> this with check boxes, and control over sorting, and perhaps options
| >> >> to
| >> >> display some of the files attributes also.
| >> >>
| >> >> Certainly this is already built?
| >> >> Thanks for any direction!
| >> >>
| >> >> Tim
| >> >>
| >> >>
| >> >>
| >>
| >>
| >>
|
|

java-programmer >> File Selector The best way to get started with Windows SharePoint Services is to
download "Windows SharePoint Services with Service Pack 1" from
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/downloads/sharepnt.mspx
and then, on a Windows Server 2003 test box, install it with all defaults.
(This will install a limited instance of SQL Server as well).

Then, on the Home page for the new WSS server, find the Quick Launch bar on
the left, and under Documents, click Shared Documents. From there you can
start uploading files and otherwise exploring.

Of course, for a complete overview and much more detailed instructions, I
unabashedly recommend the book.

Jim Buyens
Microsoft MVP
http://www.interlacken.com
Author of:
*----------------------------------------------------
|\---------------------------------------------------
|| Microsoft Windows SharePoint Services Inside Out
|| Microsoft Office FrontPage 2003 Inside Out
||---------------------------------------------------
|| Web Database Development Step by Step .NET Edition
|| Microsoft FrontPage Version 2002 Inside Out
|| Faster Smarter Beginning Programming
|| (All from Microsoft Press)
|/---------------------------------------------------
*----------------------------------------------------

"Tim" wrote:

> Thanks again Jim...
> I suspected sharepoint might come into this discussion. I've only played
> with it a little. It's on my to do list to learn more about it. I see you
> wrote a book :)
> Question on Sharepoint.. I have my own W2003 servers, etc. I've played a
> little with sharepoint in the on-line tutorials, but if I were to set it up,
> I would much prefer it to run locally and keep my files in house. Is there
> a lot of customization that needs to be done to get it to perform well for
> me? I know it's an extremely generic question, so whatever you can say
> would be appreciated.
>
> ...
>
> Tim