**fScan Reference Manual, Chapter 2 (CmdLineOptions): set filename **
===== Set Filename -- Browse directories to set a user-defined string to a filename =====
**usage:**\\
 **-set filename varbname value [Promptstring Flag Matchstr Rootdir]**\\

The SET FILENAME command creates a user-defined variable called VARBNAME and sets it to a file or directory name found via an interactive file browsing window.

The FLAG argument can be used to control search options.\\
FLAG (octal values are listed; add positive values to combine options):\\
  * 1 - ADDROOT: add the root directory '/' to the browse window
  * 2 - ADDBACK: add the parent directory '..' to the browse window
  * 4 - FILETYPE: add filetype character before each file name
  * 010 - ATROOT:
  * 020 - SORT: sort the list alphabetically
  * 040 - ACCESS: only include files in browser if the user has access permission
  * 0100 - ROOTDIR: don't allow search above starting directory
  * 0200 - MULTIPLE: allow multiple files to be selected
  * 0400 - SORTFILETYPES: list directories first, then regular files
  * 01000 - NEWLIST:
  * 02000 - 1STRING: return selected file(s) as single line string
  * 04000 - REGFILES: include regular files 
  * 0100000 - NOBROWSE: find all files in ROOTDIR without opening a browser window
  * 0200000 - DIRS: only list directories
  * 0400000 - NODIRS: do not list directories
  * 0 - Default: ADDBACK + FILETYPE + SORT + 1STRING
  * -1 - ADDBACK + FILETYPE + SORT + 1STRING + MULTIPLE

**Note:** Use the [[jvs:fscan:manual:chapter2:table|Table]] command to create a list of file or directory names without going through the interactive browse window.

**See Also:**\\
[[jvs:fscan:manual:chapter2:set|Set]],
[[jvs:fscan:manual:chapter2:table|Table]]

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