<doc>
  <legacy_id>1719</legacy_id>
  <name>systemFileSelector</name>
  <type>property</type>
  <syntax>
    <example>set the systemFileSelector to {true | false}</example>
  </syntax>
  <library></library>
  <objects>
    <global/>
  </objects>
  <synonyms>
  </synonyms>
  <classification>
    <category>Windows &amp; Dialog Boxes</category>
    <category>Files, Folders, &amp; Resources</category>
  </classification>
  <references>
    <command tag="answer file">answer file Command</command>
  </references>
  <history>
    <introduced version="1.0">Added.</introduced>
  </history>
  <platforms>
    <mac/>
    <windows/>
  </platforms>
  <classes>
    <desktop/>
    <server/>
  </classes>
  <security>
  </security>
  <summary>Specifies whether the <command tag="ask file">ask file</command>, <command tag="answer file">answer file</command>, and <command tag="answer folder">answer folder</command> <glossary tag="command">commands</glossary> use the standard <glossary tag="file dialog box">file dialog boxes</glossary> built in to the current operating system, or a built-in <glossary tag="file dialog box">file dialog box</glossary>.</summary>
  <examples>
    <example>set the systemFileSelector to false</example>
  </examples>
  <description>
    <p>Use the <b>systemFileSelector</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> to control the <glossary tag="appearance">appearance</glossary> of <glossary tag="file dialog box">standard file dialogs</glossary> on <glossary tag="Mac OS">Mac OS</glossary>, <glossary tag="OS X">OS X</glossary>, or <glossary tag="Windows">Windows systems</glossary>, or to make a <href tag="../glossary/crossdashplatform.xml">cross-platform</href> application use the same <glossary tag="file dialog box">file dialog boxes</glossary> on all <glossary tag="platform">platforms</glossary> instead of using the <function tag="platform">platform</function> standard.</p><p/><p><b>Value:</b></p><p>The <b>systemFileSelector</b> is true or false.</p><p/><p>By default, the <b>systemFileSelector</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> is set to true.</p><p/><p><b>Comments:</b></p><p>If the <b>systemFileSelector</b> <glossary tag="property">property</glossary> is set to true, the operating system's own <glossary tag="file dialog box">standard file dialogs</glossary> are used for selecting or naming a <keyword tag="file">file</keyword> or <property tag="defaultFolder">folder</property>. If the <b>systemFileSelector</b> is false, the <glossary tag="application">application</glossary> uses its own <glossary tag="file dialog box">file dialog boxes</glossary>.</p><p/><p>The setting of this property affects all file dialog boxes used in LiveCode, including dialogs displayed by the <b>ask file</b>, <command tag="answer file">answer file</command>, and <command tag="answer folder">answer folder</command> <glossary tag="command">commands</glossary>, as well as <glossary tag="dialog box">dialog boxes</glossary> displayed by <glossary tag="menu item">menu items</glossary> such as "Save" and "Open Stack".</p><p/><p>The setting of this property has no effect on Unix systems, where the application's built-in dialog box is always used even if the <b>systemFileSelector</b> is set to true.</p>
  </description>
</doc>