/// <summary>
/// Prompt user to save file.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="fileKind">User-friendly name for file type.</param>
/// <param name="fileExtension">File extension including period, for instance ".seq". This matches the form in DetaultNames.Extensions</param>
/// <returns></returns>
public static string PromptSaveFile(string fileKind, string fileExtension)
{
SaveFileDialog sf = new SaveFileDialog();
sf.DefaultExt = fileExtension;
sf.Filter = FileNameStrings.fileDialogFilterString(fileKind, fileExtension);
sf.FilterIndex = 1;
sf.AddExtension = true;
sf.Title = "Save " + fileKind;
DialogResult dr = sf.ShowDialog();
if (dr == DialogResult.OK)
{
return(sf.FileName);
}
return(null);
}
/// <summary>
/// Prompts the user with an OpenFileDialog with the appropriate message
/// </summary>
/// <param name="userfriendlyName">Description of file type requested, e.g. "ClientStartupSettings"</param>
/// <param name="fileExtension">The appropriate extension for the requested file type</param>
/// <returns>The path of the selected file, or null if user chooses 'Cancel'</returns>
public static string PromptOpenFileDialog(string userfriendlyName, string fileExtension)
{
OpenFileDialog openFileDialog = new OpenFileDialog();
openFileDialog.Title = "Open " + userfriendlyName;
openFileDialog.Filter = FileNameStrings.fileDialogFilterString(userfriendlyName, fileExtension);
openFileDialog.FilterIndex = 1;
if (openFileDialog.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.OK)
{
return(openFileDialog.FileName);
}
else
{
return(null);
}
}
