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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 }} |
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| + | You can prompt for an existing file(s) or folder(s), or for a new file or folder. | ||
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| + | You can choose whether you want to select only a single file or folder, or allow selecting multiple files or folders (v10.0+). | ||
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| + | 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. | 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`. | 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 ===== | ===== See Also ===== | ||
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| * [[action:Custom_HTML_Prompt|Custom HTML Prompt]] action | * [[action:Custom_HTML_Prompt|Custom HTML Prompt]] action | ||
| * [[action:Prompt_With_List|Prompt With List]] 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 | * [[action:Get_Touch_Bar_Selection|Get Touch Bar Selection]] action | ||
| * [[:Actions|All Actions]] | * [[:Actions|All Actions]] | ||
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| + | ==== Forum ==== | ||
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| + | * [MACRO: Prompt for File Action](https://forum.keyboardmaestro.com/t/move-copy-with-dialogue-box/8108) | ||
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