Assign default path to QFileDialog

HenkCoder

Hello everyone,
I'm making a notepad and I'm currently working on the open and save button.
How do I set the default path of those to the Desktop?

fileName = QFileDialog::getSaveFileName(this, tr("Save a file"), "C:/Users/<USER>/Desktop/", tr("Text File (*.txt);; RichTextFormat File (*.rtf);; All Files (*)"));
    }

This doesn't work. How do I solve this?

Cobra91151

@HenkCoder

Hello!

Check out my example:

 QString desktopPath = QDir::toNativeSeparators(QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::DesktopLocation));
 qDebug() << "Desktop path: " << desktopPath;
 QString fileName = QFileDialog::getSaveFileName(this, QObject::tr("Save a file"), desktopPath, QObject::tr("Text File (*.txt);; RichTextFormat File (*.rtf);; All Files (*)"));
 qDebug() << fileName;

  if (!fileName.isEmpty()) {
      QFile *saveFile = new QFile(fileName);
      saveFile->open(QIODevice::WriteOnly);
      QTextStream saveStream(saveFile);
      saveStream << "This is a text example...";
      saveFile->close();
      saveFile->deleteLater();
  }

My code will save the file to the Desktop location. Keep in mind, to save the actual file, you must use QFile with QTextStream. Happy coding!

Christian Ehrlicher

See QStandardPaths

HenkCoder

@Christian-Ehrlicher
I already tried it but it doesn't work

Christian Ehrlicher

@HenkCoder said in Assign default path to QFileDialog:

but it doesn't work

This is no error description... it works perfectly fine for me. Please show us your code.

HenkCoder

@Christian-Ehrlicher
Can you just tell me how to make it?
I wrote that code like yesterday and I don't remember what I did.
Thank you for answering

Cobra91151

@HenkCoder

Hello!

Check out my example:

 QString desktopPath = QDir::toNativeSeparators(QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::DesktopLocation));
 qDebug() << "Desktop path: " << desktopPath;
 QString fileName = QFileDialog::getSaveFileName(this, QObject::tr("Save a file"), desktopPath, QObject::tr("Text File (*.txt);; RichTextFormat File (*.rtf);; All Files (*)"));
 qDebug() << fileName;

  if (!fileName.isEmpty()) {
      QFile *saveFile = new QFile(fileName);
      saveFile->open(QIODevice::WriteOnly);
      QTextStream saveStream(saveFile);
      saveStream << "This is a text example...";
      saveFile->close();
      saveFile->deleteLater();
  }

My code will save the file to the Desktop location. Keep in mind, to save the actual file, you must use QFile with QTextStream. Happy coding!

HenkCoder

@Cobra91151 Hey! Sorry for the late answer, I was busy lately. Alright, I'm going to try it, thank you for answering and happy coding to you too!