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1. Java JFileChooser opens back up after clicking open in the chooser dialog stackoverflow.com

When I use the JFileChooser in my project that i am working on everything works just like it is supposed to work with no problems at all except for one. when you ...

2. Opening an existing file from netbeans stackoverflow.com

I've created an application in Netbeans 6.9 where my ultimate aim is to create a .tcl file(or text file will do). When i run my application once I create the .tcl ...

3. JColorChooser and JFileChooser open problem stackoverflow.com

I want to show the dialogs JColorChooser and JFileChooser programmatically from a method called when I submit a buttons. After the button is clicked the method is invoked but the dialogs won't display. I ...

4. How to open JFileChooser with predefined size stackoverflow.com

chooser = new JFileChooser();
chooser.setSize(300, 200);
if (chooser.showOpenDialog(this) == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
.......
}

This doesn't work. Always opens in default size.

5. How to open jFileChooser from menu item actionPerformed in java? stackoverflow.com

Like in Title how to make happen that when I click on menu item should open JFileChooser to select *.txt file? Sorry for mess I don't know how to connect this 2 ...

6. How to get open file popup stackoverflow.com

Right now, I have a set class path, but I want to have an open file pop up and the user chooses which file to open. I've tried JFileChooser, but haven't ...

7. How can i open up a file and view it stackoverflow.com

I know the following snippet does not have the functionality of opening a file for viewing.

JFileChooser open = new JFileChooser();
    int option = open.showOpenDialog( this );
   ...

8. InterruptedException after cancel file open dialog - 1.6.0_26 stackoverflow.com

The output from the code that follows is:

java.vendor     Sun Microsystems Inc.
java.version    1.6.0_26
java.runtime.version    1.6.0_26-b03
sun.arch.data.model     32
os.name    ...

9. set the JFileChooser to open current directory stackoverflow.com

I created a JFileChooser to open a file, but when I select a file and open it,for second the time that i want to select a file, the JFileChooser is not ...

10. IOException when opening JFileChooser stackoverflow.com

Ok this one is really weird. Every first time my application opens a JFileChooser it throws a IOException then some icons don't show properly.

java.io.IOException
    at sun.awt.image.GifImageDecoder.readHeader(GifImageDecoder.java:265)
   ...

11. Open file chooser from another class stackoverflow.com

I have a seperate class that extends SwingWorker, I want it to open a file in background and when done it will set the text of a component in the Main ...

12. Opening files with JFileChooser stackoverflow.com

As a little side project I'd thought it would cool to make a text editor. I'm currently stuck on opening files. This is my code for opening the file(e is an ...

13. Opening JFilechooser from a button's actionPerformed hangs forums.netbeans.org

A normal button that opens a JFileChooser hangs once in a while indefinitely. What are some of the general reasons for this? I created a NBP app with a WizardPanel that ...

14. browse and open an video using jFilechooser forums.netbeans.org

hi everyone, i'm trynig to use jFilechooser to browse the menu and open a video (.avi)..the problem is that when i use jFilechooser it don't want to open the video when ...

15. Need help getting JFileChooser to open a video, Any help Appreciated! forums.netbeans.org

Taco72 Joined: 07 Mar 2011 Posts: 1 Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 6:26 am Post subject: Need help getting JFileChooser to open a video, Any help Appreciated! Hey so I'm new to this forum and well, I apologize if this is a bit long. What I'm trying to make is essentially a DVD menu of sorts. You open ...

16. JFileChooser open file problem coderanch.com

17. JFileChooser (Open File Dialog) coderanch.com

18. JfileChooser to open a file coderanch.com

import java.awt.*; import java.awt.event.*; import java.beans.*; import java.io.*; import javax.swing.*; import javax.swing.event.*; import javax.swing.filechooser.FileFilter; public class RestrictionTest { public static void main(String[] args) { final JFileChooser fileChooser = new JFileChooser("."); fileChooser.setAcceptAllFileFilterUsed(false); fileChooser.setFileFilter(new RestrictedFilter()); final File defaultFolder = fileChooser.getCurrentDirectory(); fileChooser.addPropertyChangeListener(JFileChooser.DIRECTORY_CHANGED_PROPERTY, new PropertyChangeListener() { public void propertyChange(PropertyChangeEvent e) { File currentFolder = (File)e.getNewValue(); if(!currentFolder.equals(defaultFolder)) fileChooser.setCurrentDirectory(defaultFolder); } }); final JFrame f = new JFrame(); ...

19. getting a button(open) to trigger the file chooser coderanch.com

thanks man, but i need another favour. can you tell me how to effect a save because the books i have seem to talk about char and byte being written to my memory.i was wondering how i could get to save a document without having to pass the name of a file like ("file.txt").

20. Open Dialog JFileChooser coderanch.com

Okay again I have this same project and Im trying to get the Open and save dialog boxes to show when the user clicks the appropriate menu item. I have seen the example on Sun's website, but the menu action listener is another class then the one that implements the gui. I get the error JFileChooser cannot be applied to UNTFgui. ...

21. JFileChooser open and cancel button coderanch.com

Hey !! I am developing a database project in which i need to import and export my database, for this i am using Jfilechooser to save and load, but while using the jfilechhoser i found the open and cancel button as non-editable. How could i write the code for save and cancel button so that the given file will be saved. ...

22. JFileChooser for selecting only .jar file from open dialog box ? coderanch.com

23. How to set mnemonic for open and close buttons of a JFileChooser coderanch.com

24. How to open pdf file in swing dialog? java-forums.org

Question is very tipical to ask, hope you all understand what i want to do.. here goes: What i want to do is to open a pdf file stored in my database in a custom swing dialog window using adobe reader....this must look same as that opens itself in Web Browsers..i think you all saw that...by using adobe reader it implies ...

25. set open button action in JFileChooser? forums.oracle.com

Hi, I am new to swing, and I have looked this up, but I am still kind of confused about it. I have a JFileChooser, and I think the answers simple but I want to add a listener to the open button on it so I can actually run something with that file. How do I access the open button? Thanks ...

26. JFileChooser opening twice forums.oracle.com

27. How to open a file without JFileChooser forums.oracle.com

28. Opening file using JFileChooser with File filtering forums.oracle.com

ok guys I am trying set a file filter object to my file chooser it compile but i have a run time error, the error says: Exception in thread "AWT-EventQueue-0" java.land.IllegalArgurmentException: Extension must be non-null and not empty at javax.swing.filechooser.FileNameExtensionFilter.......... I have declared JFileChooser jfc = new JFileChooser(); as a global variable and in to my ActionListener, ActionPerform the following: ActionListener ...