Prompt the user for the path to a file or folder, using the system file dialogs with RStudio Desktop, and RStudio's own dialogs with RStudio Server.
Usage
selectFile(
caption = "Select File",
label = "Select",
path = getActiveProject(),
filter = "All Files (*)",
existing = TRUE
)
selectDirectory(
caption = "Select Directory",
label = "Select",
path = getActiveProject()
)Arguments
- caption
The window title.
- label
The label to use for the 'Accept' / 'OK' button.
- path
The initial working directory, from which the file dialog should begin browsing. Defaults to the current RStudio project directory.
- filter
A glob filter, to be used when attempting to open a file with a particular extension. For example, to scope the dialog to R files, one could use
R Files (*.R)here.- existing
Boolean; should the file dialog limit itself to existing files on the filesystem, or allow the user to select the path to a new file?