Sonia said:
tkFileDialog.askopenfilename only allows you to open an existing file.
I want to allow my users to enter a new filename in the dialog box.
Can anyone help?
tkFileDialog.saveasfilename could be what you are looking for...
trusty pydoc comes to the rescue...
$ pydoc tkFileDialog
<snip>
FUNCTIONS
askdirectory(**options)
Ask for a directory, and return the file name
askopenfile(mode='r', **options)
Ask for a filename to open, and returned the opened file
askopenfilename(**options)
Ask for a filename to open
askopenfilenames(**options)
Ask for multiple filenames to open
Returns a list of filenames or empty list if
cancel button selected
askopenfiles(mode='r', **options)
Ask for multiple filenames and return the open file
objects
returns a list of open file objects or an empty list if
cancel selected
asksaveasfile(mode='w', **options)
Ask for a filename to save as, and returned the opened file
asksaveasfilename(**options)
Ask for a filename to save as
HTH
Martin