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THEME.openDialog

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The openDialog method opens a file dialog box.

        theme.openDialog(dialogType, parameters)

Parameters

dialogType

A String that specifies the type of dialog box. Must be set to "FILE_OPEN".

parameters

A String that can be used for additional information. Must be set to "FILES_ALLMEDIA".

Return Value

This method returns a String containing the URL of the selected file or "" (empty string) if the user clicks cancel.

Remarks

This method can be used for files on the local hard drives or on network drives.

Examples

<THEME>
  <VIEW id="View1" 
    backgroundImage="greenstone.bmp" 
    width=500 height=300 author="Microsoft Corp.">
    <BUTTON 
      id="Open" 
      image="Open.png" 
      onclick="jscript:
        player.URL = theme.openDialog('FILE_OPEN','FILES_ALLMEDIA')">
    </BUTTON>
  </VIEW>
</THEME>

Requirements

Requirement Value
Version
 Windows Media Player version 7.0 or later

See also

THEME Element