NAME

       tk_chooseDirectory - pops up a dialog box for the user to select a directory.

SYNOPSIS

       tk_chooseDirectory ?option value ...?
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DESCRIPTION

       The  procedure tk_chooseDirectory pops up a dialog box for the user to select a directory.
       The following option-value pairs are possible as command line arguments:

       -initialdir dirname
              Specifies that the directories in directory should be  displayed  when  the  dialog
              pops  up.  If  this parameter is not specified, then the directories in the current
              working directory are displayed. If the parameter specifies a  relative  path,  the
              return value will convert the relative path to an absolute path.

       -mustexist boolean
              Specifies whether the user may specify non-existent directories.  If this parameter
              is true, then the user may only select directories that already exist.  The default
              value is false.

       -parent window
              Makes  window  the  logical parent of the dialog. The dialog is displayed on top of
              its parent window. On Mac OS X, this turns the file dialog into a sheet attached to
              the parent window.

       -title titleString
              Specifies a string to display as the title of the dialog box. If this option is not
              specified, then a default title will be displayed.

EXAMPLE

              set dir [tk_chooseDirectory \
                      -initialdir ~ -title "Choose a directory"]
              if {$dir eq ""} {
                 label .l -text "No directory selected"
              } else {
                 label .l -text "Selected $dir"
              }

SEE ALSO

       tk_getOpenFile(3tk), tk_getSaveFile(3tk)

KEYWORDS

       directory, selection, dialog, platform-specific