2 ["type"] = "EditorAction",
3 name = "File Name Test",
4 author = "Ardour Lua Taskforce",
5 description = [[Example Plugin to show to to select a file and remember the most recently used file.]]
9 local file_name_testscript_last_filename -- this acts as "global" variable, use a unique name
11 print (file_name_testscript_last_filename) -- debug
13 --set filename to most recently used, fall back to use a default
14 local fn = file_name_testscript_last_filename or ARDOUR.LuaAPI.build_filename (Session:path (), Session:name () .. ".ardour")
17 local dialog_options = {
18 { type = "file", key = "file", title = "Select a File", path = fn }
22 local od = LuaDialog.Dialog ("title", dialog_options)
26 -- remember most recently selected file
27 file_name_testscript_last_filename = rv['file']
28 LuaDialog.Message ("title", "set path to " .. file_name_testscript_last_filename, LuaDialog.MessageType.Info, LuaDialog.ButtonType.Close):run()
30 -- unset most recently used filename on dialog "cancel"
31 file_name_testscript_last_filename = nil