# showFileOpenDialog not showing file

**URL:** <https://forum.servoy.com/t/showfileopendialog-not-showing-file/5211>\
**Category:** Classic Servoy\
**Created:** [December 15, 2005, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/showfileopendialog-not-showing-file/5211 "2005-12-15T17:43:36Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Robert\_Huber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@Robert\_Huber](https://forum.servoy.com/u/Robert_Huber)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2005, 5:43pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/showfileopendialog-not-showing-file/5211/1 "2005-12-15T17:43:36Z")

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Hi All

I am using in my code this two statements, but in the open dialog, there is no path and filenme showing up (although I can manually select a file):

var fileName = ‘~/Desktop/waypoints.dat’;  
var file = plugins.file.showFileOpenDialog(fileName);

I also tried this statement, same result

var file = plugins.file.showFileOpenDialog(‘waypoints.dat’);

Is this really working?

Servoy Developer  
Version R2 2.2.3-build 335  
Java version 1.5.0\_05-48 (Mac OS X)

Best regards, Robert

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**Author:** ![ngervasi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f9ae1b/32.png) [@ngervasi](https://forum.servoy.com/u/ngervasi)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 11:55am UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/showfileopendialog-not-showing-file/5211/2 "2005-12-16T11:55:20Z")

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It’s a known problem of Java on MacOS, it won’t show the hinted file name, try it on a windows box and it will work as expected.  
We are all waiting for Apple to fix this.

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**Author:** ![Robert\_Huber](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/da6949/32.png) [@Robert\_Huber](https://forum.servoy.com/u/Robert_Huber)\
**Post date:** [December 16, 2005, 2:22pm UTC](https://forum.servoy.com/t/showfileopendialog-not-showing-file/5211/3 "2005-12-16T14:22:34Z")

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Hello Nicola

Thanks for the info, so we wait for a fix .-)

Best regards, Robert

> ngervasi:  
> It’s a known problem of Java on MacOS, it won’t show the hinted file name, try it on a windows box and it will work as expected.  
> We are all waiting for Apple to fix this.