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--- action:Prompt_for_File [2017/09/28 23:03] – ADD link to example macro in forum. JMichaelTX
+++ action:Prompt_for_File [2021/10/14 07:53] (current) – peternlewis
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-====== Prompt for File Action (v8+) ======
+====== Prompt for File Action ======
-The //Prompt for File// action (v8+) prompts for a selected file or folder and saves the path into a variable.
+The //Prompt for File// action (v8+) prompts for selected files or folders and saves the path(s) into a variable.
-You can prompt for an existing file or folder, or for a new file or folder.
+{{ promptforfile.png?nolink&575x202 | Prompt for File }}
+You can prompt for an existing file(s) or folder(s), or for a new file or folder.
+You can choose whether you want to select only a single file or folder, or allow selecting multiple files or folders (v10.0+).
+You can prompt for a new file or new folder, or for a new folder and create it if necessary (v10.0+).
 For a new file or folder, you can specify the default file name.
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 For an existing file, you can specify the allowed file types with a space or comma separated list of extensions or [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uniform_Type_Identifier|Uniform Type Specifiers]] such as `public.image`.
-FIXME:  Until we can provide a better description, see this macro for an example with screenshots:\\
+You can (v9.0+) specify the title of the prompt and the default directory.
-[MACRO:   Prompt for File Action](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/move-copy-with-dialogue-box/8108/3)
 ===== See Also =====
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 * [[action:Custom_HTML_Prompt|Custom HTML Prompt]] action
 * [[action:Prompt_With_List|Prompt With List]] action
+* [[action:Prompt_for_Screen_Rectangle|Prompt for Screen Rectangle]] action
 * [[action:Get_Touch_Bar_Selection|Get Touch Bar Selection]] action
 * [[:Actions|All Actions]]
+==== Forum ====
+* [MACRO: Prompt for File Action](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/move-copy-with-dialogue-box/8108)