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Open external file into rcp [message #973454]

Tue, 06 November 2012 10:47

Yumin Zhou

Messages: 21
Registered: July 2012

Junior Member

Hello Experts,

I want to open a local file in my rcp view. I created a welcome view where has a button to open a file dialog. I want to get the file path chosen in the file dialog and do something with this path in another view.

I have saved the file name with following code.

fileName = dialog.getFileNames();
      filterPath = dialog.getFilterPath();
      selectedFiles = new File[fileName.length];
      for (int i = 0; i < fileName.length; i++) {
    	  if(filterPath != null && filterPath.trim().length() > 0) {
    		  selectedFiles[i] = new File(filterPath, fileName[i]);
    	  } else {
    		  selectedFiles[i] = new File(fileName[i]);
    	  }
      }

And also I can call the another view after choosing the file, but I cannot get the file path in the another view. This is my another view calling code.

if (openFile.getXMLFileName() != null ) {
					IWorkbenchPage activePage = PlatformUI.getWorkbench().getActiveWorkbenchWindow().getActivePage();

					String viewIdToClose = WelcomeView.ID;
					IViewReference viewToClose = activePage.findViewReference(viewIdToClose);
					activePage.hideView(viewToClose);

					try {
						String viewIdToOpen_1 = IPXACTView.ID;
						String viewIdToOpen_2 = DetailView.ID;
						activePage.showView(viewIdToOpen_1, viewIdToOpen_2, 2);
					} catch (PartInitException ex) {
						ex.printStackTrace();
					}
				}

I have searched some online. I doubt whether I should use "activity" stuff or change this another view to editor?

Thank you in advance!

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Re: Open external file into rcp [message #974182 is a reply to message #973454]

Tue, 06 November 2012 23:00

Simon Scholz

Messages: 73
Registered: April 2012
Location: Germany

Member

Hello Yumin,

There are several ways to pass information to different views.
So you want to open files in a certain view and then pass the filenames to a different view, right?
The quick&dirty method would be offering a setter for filepaths in the view, which should get those filepaths and then make the view with the filedialog use this setter.
IWorkbenchPage activePage = PlatformUI.getWorkbench().getActiveWorkbenchWindow().getActivePage();

List<String> filePaths = ....
IViewReference viewWithFilePathSetterReference = activePage.findViewReference(ViewWithFilePathSetter.ID);
if(viewWithFilePathSetterReference  != null){
   IViewPart viewWithFilePathSetter = viewWithFilePathSetter.getView(true);
   if(viewWithFilePathSetter instanceof ViewWithFilePathSetter){
       ((ViewWithFilePathSetter)viewWithFilePathSetter).setFilePaths(filePaths);
   }
}

Best regards,

Simon

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Re: Open external file into rcp [message #977877 is a reply to message #974182]

Fri, 09 November 2012 16:56

Yumin Zhou

Messages: 21
Registered: July 2012

Junior Member

Hello Simon,

I tried the method you mentioned here. But I got nothing after open file action. I debugged the code and it could not pass the if condition. Do you have any idea about it? And some guy told me maybe I could use singleton. Is it possible with my case?

BR
YM

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