Issue with Initial Directory for Browser Properties

[SpicyMelonYT]

Hi,

Before anything I just want to say that this package is such a huge help. Its so simple and clean, and gets the job done too.

However, its not getting the job done if I put anything for the initial director in the browser properties.

The path I want to put in is the path to a folder called images in the resources folder in my project. To do this I write this:
bp.initialDir = Application.dataPath + "/Resources/Images";

I first thought that the issue was that the path can't access the Resources folder for some weird reason so I tried just going to a folder on my desktop:
bp.initialDir = "C:\Users\Matthew\Desktop\TestFolder";

That also didn't work.

Also I have boiled this problem down to exactly the initial directory variable. With that code it breaks, without it it doesn't. And I tried commenting out other parts of my code to see if any of that was the problem and its not.

So I am assuming this is a problem with "AnotherFileBrowser" code.

Anyway, is there anything I could do or can anyone help me?

[SrejonKhan]

I will check and let you know. Thanks.

[SpicyMelonYT]

I will check and let you know. Thanks.

Wow thanks, that was very fast. I also checked to see if the problem was that the "restoreDirectory" had to be set to false for it to work, but the problem persisted.

[SrejonKhan]

It should be good now. Please check and let me know.

[SpicyMelonYT]

It should be good now. Please check and let me know.

The issue is still there, however, I see now why it exists. The problem is the path format. You seem to be using a pathing format that uses the "@" symbol and uses this slash: "\".

Unity's "Application.dataPath" does not use the "@" symbol and it uses this slash "/"

I do not know how to put the @ symbol in front of the Application.dataPath variable so I can't use your format. You might need to allow for string paths that are formatted like unity formats it or I might be missing something simple that allows for the conversion from unity to yours.

[SrejonKhan]

@ can be used before string literal, not a string variable. For example -

string s = Application.dataPath + @"\folder"; // this will work
string s = @Application.dataPath + "\folder"; // this will not work

@ before any variable name or Class name is basically used for to use any reserved word as variable name. For example -

string @class = "ClassName"; // this will work and no error 
@class = "AnotherClassName"; // accessing later

string class = "ClassName"; // this will not work because class is a reserved word. 

There is another alternative option available, which is considered safe for every environment. Use Path.Combine(). For example -

string path = Path.Combine(Application.dataPath, "FolderName", "NestedFolder");

Make sure to add directives using System.IO at the top of the class.

[SpicyMelonYT]

I used Path.Combine and it still didn't work. It must a hardware/software thing and not your code since it works for you and not for me. But anyways thanks for the help, I think I am just gonna give up on that. I'm still using your code though and it's a life saver so thanks!

[SpicyMelonYT]

I did a small bit more testing and I found out that the "Application.dataPath" returns a path that has backslashes while I was trying to combine it with forward slashes. Also the Path.Combine method also uses forward slashes. So when I fixed that it didn't give any errors and opened windows explorer. However, it just opened to the most recent directory instead of where I specified. I also tried it again with the restoreDirectory variable set to false.

[thanhtoi]

i need help , because i can't use initialDir to choose folder desire