* How make interactive query have automatic file completion like Dired?
@ 2008-12-17 20:07 seberino
2008-12-17 21:01 ` Andreas Politz
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From: seberino @ 2008-12-17 20:07 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: help-gnu-emacs
I have an interactive function that asks user for a file path. I'd
like the user to be able to press TAB to automatically complete the
directory or file path if possible.
Any help greatly appreciated.
Chris
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* Re: How make interactive query have automatic file completion like Dired?
2008-12-17 20:07 How make interactive query have automatic file completion like Dired? seberino
@ 2008-12-17 21:01 ` Andreas Politz
2008-12-17 21:09 ` How make interactive query have automatic file completion likeDired? Drew Adams
2008-12-18 3:20 ` How make interactive query have automatic file completion like Dired? Kevin Rodgers
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From: Andreas Politz @ 2008-12-17 21:01 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: help-gnu-emacs
seberino@spawar.navy.mil wrote:
> I have an interactive function that asks user for a file path. I'd
> like the user to be able to press TAB to automatically complete the
> directory or file path if possible.
>
> Any help greatly appreciated.
>
> Chris
(info "(elisp)Reading File Names")
-ap
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* RE: How make interactive query have automatic file completion likeDired?
2008-12-17 20:07 How make interactive query have automatic file completion like Dired? seberino
2008-12-17 21:01 ` Andreas Politz
@ 2008-12-17 21:09 ` Drew Adams
2008-12-18 3:20 ` How make interactive query have automatic file completion like Dired? Kevin Rodgers
2 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Drew Adams @ 2008-12-17 21:09 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: seberino, help-gnu-emacs
> I have an interactive function that asks user for a file path. I'd
> like the user to be able to press TAB to automatically complete the
> directory or file path if possible.
`read-file-name'
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* Re: How make interactive query have automatic file completion like Dired?
2008-12-17 20:07 How make interactive query have automatic file completion like Dired? seberino
2008-12-17 21:01 ` Andreas Politz
2008-12-17 21:09 ` How make interactive query have automatic file completion likeDired? Drew Adams
@ 2008-12-18 3:20 ` Kevin Rodgers
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From: Kevin Rodgers @ 2008-12-18 3:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: help-gnu-emacs
seberino@spawar.navy.mil wrote:
> I have an interactive function that asks user for a file path. I'd
> like the user to be able to press TAB to automatically complete the
> directory or file path if possible.
>
(interactive "FFile: ")
--
Kevin Rodgers
Denver, Colorado, USA
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