The Tcl/Tk path dialog library module has the file name pathdlg.tcl. This module contains procedures that present a dialog used to obtain a full path from the user.

Here is a list of procedures in the this module:

• pathdlg
• read_dir
• go_up

Module Dependencies

No other modules are required with this module.

Module Definition Files

This module does not require any definition files.

Module Procedures

pathdlg

Declaration  : proc pathdlg {start_path}
Parameters   :
      Name   : start_path
      Type   : string
Description  : beginning directory path

Returns      : chosen path upon success, an empty string otherwise

This procedure will present a modal dialog to obtain a directory path from the user.

read_dir

Declaration  : proc read_dir {dirlist}
Parameters   :
      Name   : dirlist
      Type   : listbox list
Description  : name of listbox list

This procedure will read a directory loading all directory names into the listbox list.

go_up

Declaration  : proc go_up {}

This procedure will go up one level in the directory tree and read this directory by calling the procedure read_dir.