getfiled or ac-ui-getfile with wild-card pattern

getfiled or ac-ui-getfile with wild-card pattern

adrian.otelea
Explorer Explorer
274 Views
2 Replies
Message 1 of 3

getfiled or ac-ui-getfile with wild-card pattern

adrian.otelea
Explorer
Explorer

Hello!

 

How is it possible to use getfiled or ac-ui-getfile with wild-card pattern?


For example,  only ST* .* files.

 

Thanks!

0 Likes
275 Views
2 Replies
Replies (2)
Message 2 of 3

paullimapa
Mentor
Mentor

Unfortunately both do not support wildcards in the file name pattern 


Paul Li
IT Specialist
@The Office
Apps & Publications | Video Demos
0 Likes
Message 3 of 3

john.uhden
Mentor
Mentor

@adrian.otelea ,

As a workaround, what I have done in the past is to use (vl-directory-files), which allows wildcards, to create a list which I then put in a DCL list_box for the user to choose.  I also included the file date for each item in the list (placed by tabs) with a button above each column to sort by name or date.  Oh yeah, there was another column for project name (being the parent folder).

Plus, with the options that vl-directory-files provides, you can keep digging down into the tree to search through all your projects and their subfolders.

I also included boxes in the DCL  to provide filters for the oldest search year, municipality (town), and client name with wildcards.  Hmm, maybe the towns were in a list_box as well with multiple_select = true.  Of course you could also pick any file from the list and hit the "Open" button unless it was already in use.

John F. Uhden

0 Likes