pathname-string-from-directory-list-box

Arguments: list-box

Use of the functions associated with this one is deprecated

The use of subdirectories-to-list-box and files-to-list-box is deprecated because they are hooked directly into older Windows functionality and are used for listing the files of a directory into a list-box control (a single-item-list, multi-item-list, or combo-box). This function works with the results. The problem with using subdirectories-to-list-box and files-to-list-box is that they do not handle long file names, and they are somewhat awkard to use. It is more straightforward to simply call directory to find the files that are in a directory, and then call (setf range) on the control to list the files there. Subdirectories only may be shown by including only those files for which file-directory-p returns true.

If either subdirectories-to-list-box or files-to-list-box has been called to place directory information into item-list, then this function will return a complete path namestring that is represented by the current value of item-list.

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Documentation for Allegro CL version 6.2. This page was not revised from the 6.1 page.
Created 2002.2.26.