BuildResourceList From a Specific File

[Julian_Carr]

I have a custom library folder called 'My Libraries' in the Libraries > Defaults folder, that contains three files:

 

Libraries > Defaults > My Libraries > File 1.vwx

Libraries > Defaults > My Libraries > File 2.vwx

Libraries > Defaults > My Libraries > File 3.vwx

 

I want to build a resource list for symbols for just one of these files, so to access say File 3.vwx, I can pass the full file path to that file as follows:

 

sPath := Concat(GetFolderPath(-14), 'My Libraries', 'File 3.vwx');

MyList := BuildResourceListN(16, sPath, i1);

 

and I get just the symbols in File 3.vwx. If attempt to access File 2.vwx, the list also includes File 3.vwx, and if I attempt to access File 1.vwx, I get the symbols from all three files. Is there a way to do this so I only get the resources from the nominated file?

 

Thanks!

[klinzey]

Try BuildResourceListN2() I think it accepts a fully qualified path to a file.
The BuildResourceList calls are really designed to use folders so the users can add a file to a folder and the developer can update the original file without overwriting user created content.

[Pat Stanford]

Alternatively, just build the resource list from all the files and then loop through the list with

 

GetNameFromResourceList.

 

This will return the name of the file the resource is from in parentheses. Check and see if it is from the correct library file and is not use

 

DeleteResourceFromList.

 

Untested but it should work.

[Julian_Carr]

Thanks Kevin. I will try BuildResourceListN2(). 

Thanks Pat. The reason I am attempting to do this is to speed up the list building process because the resource lists are very extensive. I am therefore attempting to split the resources over a number of files in some organised way, so that I can then just nominate which file to access in a custom dialogue, and then only build the list from that file.

[Miguel Barrera]

Have you tried placing each resource file in different folders?

[Julian_Carr]

Thanks Miguel. I know that would work if the folder names were known, however I can't see a way to get the folder names which would be required in order to plug into the path string. For this case the PIO will be used for different purposes so users will want to name the files or folders as required. All the BuildResourceList calls only seem to search for files. Does anyone know if there is a way to get the names of folders within a designated folder?

[Miguel Barrera]

With Python you should be able to find out.