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Apologies for the poor code post

It won't let me post an external URL but it's the livecode files and folders part 2 tutorial


Thanks

the list of items

Music
git_new
Boostnote
etc.

are actually folders, which contain other files and folders within them

i am passing them as an array via pFolder into the following code:

' ' '
function listFiles pFolder, pRecurse
local tTotalFiles, tCurrentFiles, tFolders

set the ...

can anyone clarify what pRecurse would represent as a parameter within a function?

' ' '

# Returns a list of files in a given folder, using recursion to
# include files in subfolders if desired.
function listFiles pFolder, pRecurse
local tTotalFiles, tCurrentFiles, tFolders

set the ...

I have attached a screenshot of how the folder data is pulled in, before it is split into an array

can anyone advise on how to convert this to an array, with it's sub folders converted into sub arrays?

i am trying to populate a tree view with a folder structure chosen from disc

how do i convert the chosen folder structure to an array with its sub folders as sub arrays?

thanks

this is my full command code:


command populateView

repeat with x = 1 to 4
put random(1000) into tArray[x]
end repeat

combine tArray using return and tab

set the arrayData of widget "treeview" to tArray

end populateView



it's still not working, I can print out my array in answer ...

Hi I am completely new to Livecode,

I am trying to populate a tree view widget using folder structure from disc

User chooses the folder
I create an array from folder data
I have no problem populating a field eg. scrollable list

When i try to populate the tree view widget,
put arrayData into ...