OpenFileDialog.InitialDirectory

property · OpenFileDialog · cAlgo.API Since 5.1

DesktopCLICloud

Gets or sets the initial directory that is displayed by a file dialog.

Environment behaviour

CLI — not supported. No dialog can be shown in the CLI: ShowDialog returns FileDialogResult.None and the dialog settings are only stored.

Cloud — not supported. No dialog can be shown in the cloud: ShowDialog returns FileDialogResult.None and the dialog settings are only stored.

Definition

C#Python

public string InitialDirectory {get; set;}

openFileDialog.InitialDirectory: str

Returns string

Examples

C#Python

var openFileDialog = new OpenFileDialog { InitialDirectory = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments) };
openFileDialog.ShowDialog();

from System import Environment
openFileDialog = OpenFileDialog()
openFileDialog.InitialDirectory = Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.MyDocuments)
openFileDialog.ShowDialog()