published property file-finder
lazarus / 5-Lazarus Extra Components

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dalarder · 2005-07-05 08:59

I posted a similar query in another forum but perhaps not the correct
one, this one seems better, apologies if this upset the system.

I am teaching myself conversion to Lazarus and writing a component
that needs a file-finding ellipsis put into the
ObjectInspector/Published properties of the component.  I have no
problems with putting in a standard TFilename field but can't find a
way to insert the ellipsis/file-locating facility.  Any pointers to a
tutorial/code snippets much appreciated.

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Marc · 2005-07-05 11:58

You need a TFileNamePropertyEditor, see ideintf/propedits.pp for its
definition
and do a grep on the sources to find how to use it.

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dalarder · 2005-07-06 13:36

Quote from: "Marc"You need a TFileNamePropertyEditor, see
ideintf/propedits.pp for its definition
and do a grep on the sources to find how to use it.Thank you for that.
 I've read the unit file and found TFileNamePropertyEditor and now
need to 'grep on the sources' as you say, to find out how to use it. 
I've tried to find out what 'grep' is and it seems to be some sort of
Unix search engine but quite what 'sources' I need to study I have not
so far discovered.  Could you spare the time to describe those
'sources' and where they are, so I can study them, and also if
possible point me to some sample code?