[Glade-users] Accessing FileSelection Dialog

[Damon Chaplin]

RJ Krawchuk wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I have added a File Selection Dialog bog to my Glade project and I am unable
> to retrieve the filename from the selection box. It is accessed from the
> Menu under File-> Save As. The widget is created using (within callbacks.c):
>         create_fsave();
>         gtk_widget_show(fsave);
> 
>         this works fine along with the cancel button
> In the button clicked signal function for the File Selection dialog box. I
> have the following:
>         gchar *filename;
> 
>         fsave = lookup_widget(winViewLogs, "fsave");
>         filename = gtk_file_selection_get_filename(GTK_FILE_SELECTION(fsave));
> 
>         printf(filename);
> I have declared the GtkWidget *fsave locally, within callbacks.c and
> globally and no matter how I try it I keep receiving:
>         Widget not found (fsave)
>         Invalid cast from pointer to GtkFileSelection
>         which basically is saying it is unsbale to find fsave.
> 
> How do I access the filename from the FileSel widget. Thank you.

You can only use lookup_widget() to find widgets within the same window as
the widget you have a pointer to.

You have to keep track of pointers to other windows yourself.

The editor example included in the Glade tarball does exactly what you need.

Damon