Specifies whether the ask file, answer file, and answer folder commands use the standard file dialog box built in to the current operating system, or a built-in file dialog box.
# Metadata
Platforms: desktop, server OS: mac, windows Introduced: 1.0 Security:
# Syntax
set the systemFileSelector to {true | false}
# Examples
set the systemFileSelector to false
# Description
Use the systemFileSelector property to control the appearance of file dialog box on Mac OS, OS X, or Windows, or to make a cross-platform application use the same file dialog box on all platforms instead of using the platform standard.
If the systemFileSelector property is set to true, the operating system's own file dialog box are used for selecting or naming a file or folder. If the systemFileSelector is false, the application uses its own file dialog box.
The setting of this property affects all file dialog boxes used in LiveCode, including dialogs displayed by the ask file, answer file, and answer folder commands, as well as dialog box displayed by menu items such as "Save" and "Open Stack".
The setting of this property has no effect on Unix systems, where the application's built-in dialog box is always used even if the systemFileSelector is set to true.
# Tags
# See
- **keyword:** file - **command:** ask file, answer file, answer folder - **function:** platform - **glossary:** application, property, dialog box, command, platform, Windows, cross-platform, OS X, appearance, menu item, file dialog box, Mac OS, folder