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Is it possible to use minetest.get_dir_list(path, [is_dir]) in a formspec for textlist. I want to list the contents of a certain folder on the same mod.

The best thing I've seen is if not os.execute("ls <dir>") then os.execute("dir <dir>") end. Never heard of get_dir_list, in fact, I don't think it exists.

You can do it like this:

endev15: https://github.com/minetest/minetest/bl ... .txt#L1826

Krock wrote:You can do it like this:

Your phone or window isn't wide enough to display the code box. If it's a phone, try rotating it to landscape mode.

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local formspec = "textlist[0,0;7,5;mydir_list;"
local files = minetest.get_dir_list("PATH")
for i = 1, #files do
   formspec = formspec .. files[i] .. ","
end
formspec = formspec .. "]"

endev15: https://github.com/minetest/minetest/bl ... .txt#L1826

Thanks! I didn't see it in the dev wiki, so... I actually really need this for my computer mod, and it's definitely more stable then os.execute. From what I see, this returns an array and then you cycle through the array to create the list? I guess I could to the same thing for textareas, couldn't I...

endev15 wrote:

Krock wrote:You can do it like this:

Your phone or window isn't wide enough to display the code box. If it's a phone, try rotating it to landscape mode.

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local formspec = "textlist[0,0;7,5;mydir_list;"
local files = minetest.get_dir_list("PATH")
for i = 1, #files do
   formspec = formspec .. files[i] .. ","
end
formspec = formspec .. "]"

endev15: https://github.com/minetest/minetest/bl ... .txt#L1826

Thanks! I didn't see it in the dev wiki, so... I actually really need this for my computer mod, and it's definitely more stable then os.execute. From what I see, this returns an array and then you cycle through the array to create the list? I guess I could to the same thing for textareas, couldn't I...

You should check lua_api.txt, since it is more complete than the wiki.

Byakuren wrote:You should check lua_api.txt, since it is more complete than the wiki.

Yeah, I should. Will try and make that more of a habit. Maybe I'll invent some way to format it nicely... Some type of "API Display Program." LOL

endev15 wrote:

Byakuren wrote:You should check lua_api.txt, since it is more complete than the wiki.

Yeah, I should. Will try and make that more of a habit. Maybe I'll invent some way to format it nicely... Some type of "API Display Program." LOL

Here is a formatted version too: http://rubenwardy.com/minetest_modding_ ... a_api.html

Krock wrote:You can do it like this:

Your phone or window isn't wide enough to display the code box. If it's a phone, try rotating it to landscape mode.

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local formspec = "textlist[0,0;7,5;mydir_list;"
local files = minetest.get_dir_list("PATH")
for i = 1, #files do
   formspec = formspec .. files[i] .. ","
end
formspec = formspec .. "]"

endev15: https://github.com/minetest/minetest/bl ... .txt#L1826

Thank you Krock.

Krock wrote:You can do it like this:

Your phone or window isn't wide enough to display the code box. If it's a phone, try rotating it to landscape mode.

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local formspec = "textlist[0,0;7,5;mydir_list;"
local files = minetest.get_dir_list("PATH")
for i = 1, #files do
   formspec = formspec .. files[i] .. ","
end
formspec = formspec .. "]"

endev15: https://github.com/minetest/minetest/bl ... .txt#L1826

It would be much better to do this:



or even:




Please note that if you're going to access dirs/files outside of the world dir or you mod dir, you need to use request_insecure_environment().