When I need a filename to open the file I also need the path. Otherwise I can't open the file. But I only get fhe filename. So what please am I doing wrong?
import java.io.*;
import javax.swing.*;
public class ChooseFile extends JPanel{
private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
static JFrame frame = new JFrame("ChooseFile");
static String filename;
static String language = System.getProperty("user.language"), t1;
JButton openButton, saveButton;
static JFileChooser fc = new JFileChooser();
public static String select(String fname) {
filename = fname;
frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
frame.add(new ChooseFile());
frame.setSize(500,100);
if (language == "de"){
t1="Die Standard-Datei\""+filename+"\" wurde nicht gefunden.";
}else{
t1="The standard file \""+filename+"\" couldn't be found.";
}
frame.setTitle(t1);
frame.setVisible(true);
fc.setFileSelectionMode(JFileChooser.FILES_ONLY);
int returnVal = fc.showOpenDialog(null);
if (returnVal == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
File file = fc.getSelectedFile();
filename = file.getName();
t1="Opening: " + filename + ".";
if (language == "de"){
t1="Öffne: " + filename + ".";
}else{
t1="Opening: " + filename + ".";
}
frame.setTitle(t1);
} else {
t1="Open command cancelled by user.";
if (language == "de"){
t1="Öffnen-Dialog: Abbruch durch den Benutzer.";
}else{
t1="Open dialog cancelled by user.";
}
frame.setTitle(t1);
filename="";
}
try {Thread.sleep(4000);} catch(InterruptedException e) {}
frame.setVisible(false);
return filename;
}
}
Have you thought about just using the File object directly? It contains everything - even the path. Reading the Javadoc (http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/api/java/io/File.html) should have revealed that.
Yes, sorry. Related to java programming I'm just a beginner. :-\ So sometimes I'm not able to see the wood for the trees.