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PromptForFileName Method (ICommandMessage)
Result[out]
True if the prompt is displayed in the command window and a document's path and file name are returned, false if not

Displays the specified prompt in the command window and gets the file name input by the user.

.NET Syntax

Visual Basic (Declaration) 
Function PromptForFileName( _
   BSTR Prompt As System.String, _
   BSTR* FileName As System.String _
) As System.Boolean
C# 
System.bool PromptForFileName( 
   System.string Prompt,
   out System.string FileName
)
JavaScript 
PromptForFileName( 
   Prompt : System.String,
   FileName : System.String\n) : dsSystem.boolean
COM native C++ 
HRESULT PromptForFileName( 
   const dsString& Prompt,
,
   dsString* FileName
,
   VARIANT_BOOL* Result
)
C++ 
DSRESULT PromptForFileName( 
   BSTR Prompt,
,
   BSTR* FileName
,
   bool* Result
)

Parameters

Prompt
Text of prompt to display in the command window
FileName[out]
Document's path and file name

Parameters

Result[out] or Return Value
True if the prompt is displayed in the command window and a document's path and file name are returned, false if not
 

See Also

Availability

DraftSight V1R2.0


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