rich edit object probs

[arma]

Hi all
All i want to do is creata some buttons, that when clicking on "open" button you get the file selector and choose the RTF file you want to open. So far so good, then create another "save Button " that will save the edited file when clicked on. How do i get it to save the file without the file selector popping up ?
I just want it to save the opened file with its original filename etc, have tried the retrieve data from object thing and get a systax error. Have also tried just using the save rtf option hoping that it would save the edited open file, but when re opening it the new bits aint there ?

what am i doing wrong?

Arma

[JanH]

It appears the RTF object does not remember the filename.

Use the Common Dialog object (not the built-in retrieve from selector) to open files for the RTF object, and store the retrieved filename in a string or something. When the user presses save, just store the RTF to that filename (Save RTF Text to -> retrieve from object string).

[arma]

Are clickteam going to fix this ?

Arma

[JanH]

Are clickteam going to fix this ?

Hmm. I suspect it's around item #7,936 in their "very urgent to-do list" so I wouldn't hold my breath The good folks at CT are obviously doing their very best.

But, yeah, it would be a neat addition to the RTF object to have it remember the name and path of the last loaded file. Shouldn't be too difficult to implement that feature either.

[arma]

I thought that was the whole point of the "save " option without the file selector, so you could just save the file you edited.
I hope they move it up the to do list a bit cos i am stuck for now and hoped to get away with using the the Rich Edit object with the need to get into long winded retrieve dats from object things
is there a tutorial about that shows the other way of doing it ?
What i need to do is basically click a open button to open a file, then have another button to click to allow to edit the file, then have another button to click to save the file that has now been edited back to its original file.
when you run the app again, clicking the open button will show the newly edited file that was save previously, if you know what i mean

Arma