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    Designer23
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    Hi,
    here I have this code, but any idea how to open a folder on my computer when I click on open. I tried Qt.openUrlExternally() but it's for something on the net and I want to open a folder on my computer

    menuBar: MenuBar {
            Menu {
                title: "File"
                MenuItem { text: "Open..." }
                MenuItem { text: "Close" }
            }
    

    how can I do this?
    thanks

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      Hi,
      here I have this code, but any idea how to open a folder on my computer when I click on open. I tried Qt.openUrlExternally() but it's for something on the net and I want to open a folder on my computer

      menuBar: MenuBar {
              Menu {
                  title: "File"
                  MenuItem { text: "Open..." }
                  MenuItem { text: "Close" }
              }
      

      how can I do this?
      thanks

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      ODБOï
      wrote on last edited by ODБOï
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      @Designer23 hi
      You can use QML FolderListModel and a ListView to show the content of a folder

      also FileDialog

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      • ODБOïO ODБOï

        @Designer23 hi
        You can use QML FolderListModel and a ListView to show the content of a folder

        also FileDialog

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        Designer23
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        @LeLev , in FileDialog, I can only choose between: home, desktop, music.. (shortcuts.home) but I want to set my folder. I used FileDialogid.setFolder ("..") but it doesn't do anything

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          @LeLev , in FileDialog, I can only choose between: home, desktop, music.. (shortcuts.home) but I want to set my folder. I used FileDialogid.setFolder ("..") but it doesn't do anything

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          ODБOï
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          @Designer23 said in Open folder on computer QML:

          I used FileDialogid.setFolder ("..")

          Can you show how you did that ?

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            @Designer23 said in Open folder on computer QML:

            I used FileDialogid.setFolder ("..")

            Can you show how you did that ?

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            Designer23
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            @LeLev I have this:

            FileDialog{
                    id:filedia
                    title: "Add files.."
                    selectFolder: true
                }
            
                menuBar: MenuBar {
                        Menu {
                            title: "File"
                            MenuItem {
                                text: "Open..."
                                onTriggered:{
                                   filedia.setFolder("D:/Users/hp/Doc")
                                    filedia.open()
                                }
                            }
                            MenuItem { text: "Close" }
                        }
            
                        Menu {
                            title: "Edit"
                            MenuItem { text: "Cut" }
                            MenuItem { text: "Copy" }
                            MenuItem { text: "Paste" }
                        }
                    }
            
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              @LeLev I have this:

              FileDialog{
                      id:filedia
                      title: "Add files.."
                      selectFolder: true
                  }
              
                  menuBar: MenuBar {
                          Menu {
                              title: "File"
                              MenuItem {
                                  text: "Open..."
                                  onTriggered:{
                                     filedia.setFolder("D:/Users/hp/Doc")
                                      filedia.open()
                                  }
                              }
                              MenuItem { text: "Close" }
                          }
              
                          Menu {
                              title: "Edit"
                              MenuItem { text: "Cut" }
                              MenuItem { text: "Copy" }
                              MenuItem { text: "Paste" }
                          }
                      }
              
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              ODБOï
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              hi
              @Designer23 said in Open folder on computer QML:

              filedia.setFolder("D:/Users/hp/Doc")

              I dont see setFolder() mthod here https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qml-qtquick-dialogs-filedialog.html#methods
              maybe try
              filedia.folder = "D:/Users/hp/Doc"

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