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Originally posted by whiz

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Originally posted by mynetx
Use a system dialog for opening and saving files. This allows easy selection of files without having to know their names.  You can find more information about Common Dialogs at MSDN.

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cd = new ActiveXObject("MSComDlg.CommonDialog"); // create the object
cd.Filter = "All Files(*.*)|*.*|JScript Files(*.js)|*.js"; // set file filter
cd.FilterIndex = 2;
cd.MaxFileSize = 128; // must set MaxFileSize. otherwise you will get an error
cd.ShowOpen(); // show it to user
file = cd.FileName; // retrieve file + path
if (!file) { // If the user does enter file exit
    MsgPlus.DisplayToast("", "You must enter a file name");
}
else {
    MsgPlus.DisplayToast("", "The user selected:\n" + file );
}

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I've just tested that, but it doesn't seem to work on initialization:

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From the Script Debugger
Script is starting
Error: unknown (code: -2147221230)
       File: FnInitialization.js. Line: 1.
Script has failed to start

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Something wrong with the ActiveX object?

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Yes, you do not have the proper design license.
I strongly suggest not to use that ActiveX, but instead use the proper Windows API.
See: CookieRevised's reply to UserAccounts.CommonDialog alternative for Vista

and "cd = " should be "var cd ="

Also (@mynetx):

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cd.MaxFileSize = 128; // must set MaxFileSize. otherwise you will get an error

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128 is waaaaaaaay to low. The MaxFileSize is the maximum path length, this should at least be 260, like it is defined in Windows (=MAXPATH). So, a value like 2048 should be given on current systems.

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Originally posted by whiz

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Originally posted by mynetx

• Remove the help tooltip from the ListView listing all Controls/elements. The tooltip is needed for hovering ellipsed items in the grid.

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Removed.  But what do you mean by "ellipsed items"?  Do you mean a tooltip for each window/control/element with extra details?

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Ellipsed items are items which are too long to be displayed on one line. As such, the are cropped and "..." (an ellipsis) is added to the end. With default Windows behaviour, when you hover over such items a tooltip will pop up showing the complete line.

However, that does not mean you should not display a tooltip when items do fit in the available space. Common practice is to always show a tooltip when hovering over items (too long or not), when at least one item is too long to be displayed.

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Originally posted by whiz
Something wrong with the ActiveX object?

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Here it works.  What Windows version are you using?

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Originally posted by whiz
what do you mean by "ellipsed items"?

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Look.  The red items have tooltips automatically as they don’t show completely. My suggestion: Give the window a larger default size. (Good that it is resizable!)



And, why does

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<Position ClientWidth="210" ClientHeight="224" InitialPos="CenteredScreen"/>

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not show up as Size in the Window properties dialog?

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Originally posted by mynetx

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Originally posted by whiz
Something wrong with the ActiveX object?

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Here it works.  What Windows version are you using?

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Windows version doesn't matter, see my previous post.

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Originally posted by CookieRevised
I strongly suggest not to use that ActiveX, but instead use the proper Windows API.
See: CookieRevised's reply to UserAccounts.CommonDialog alternative for Vista

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Done.

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Originally posted by CookieRevised
Ellipsed items are items which are too long to be displayed on one line. As such, the are cropped and "..." (an ellipsis) is added to the end. With default Windows behaviour, when you hover over such items a tooltip will pop up showing the complete line.

However, that does not mean you should not display a tooltip when items do fit in the available space. Common practice is to always show a tooltip when hovering over items (too long or not), when at least one item is too long to be displayed.

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So... how do I add a tooltip for each item?

Try to avoid tooltips to begin with.. aka make the list columns wider.

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Originally posted by CookieRevised
Try to avoid tooltips to begin with.. aka make the list columns wider.

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That's what I'm doing at the moment...  except I've added a few extra columns for some new features, so it's quite a long window now... 

Cool, then you could also make the window a bit taller too, to compensate the widthness/wideness/whatever-ness . But remember that netbooks get popular these days, they have a small resolution, so stay well below 1024x600 (1024 because of 1024x768 screens, and 600 because of 1080x600 screens)

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Originally posted by CookieRevised
Cool, then you could also make the window a bit taller too, to compensate the widthness/wideness/whatever-ness . But remember that netbooks get popular these days, they have a small resolution, so stay well below 1024x600 (1024 because of 1024x768 screens, and 600 because of 1080x600 screens)

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The window's now about 600x400., but I've left the minimum sizes, so it can be smaller if the user wants it to be.  I've also decided just to show the basic information in the main window now. 

And if anyone's interested, the new version will support window templates (DialogTmpl, WindowTmpl and ChildTmpl), window initial positions and custom attributes.