# TK Directory question

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tk-directory-question/171260>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [June 29, 2009, 5:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tk-directory-question/171260 "2009-06-29T17:53:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![rubyman](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/ecc23a/32.png) [@rubyman](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rubyman)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2009, 5:53pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tk-directory-question/171260/1 "2009-06-29T17:53:37Z")

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Hello,

I am working on a GUI that allows the user to select a file to work on.  
I am using Tk.getOpenFile to do this. I would like the application to  
‘remember’ the file path from the last time they selected a file, so  
that the user does not have to browse to the same location over and  
over. I cannot find any info on how to do this.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Harry

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**Author:** ![rubyman](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/ecc23a/32.png) [@rubyman](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/rubyman)\
**Post date:** [June 29, 2009, 11:00pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tk-directory-question/171260/2 "2009-06-29T23:00:50Z")

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Hi,  
a way is

1. memorize into a var the last directory:

file = Tk.getOpenFile  
@last\_dir = File.dirname(file) if !file.nil?

1. use the option ‘initialdir’ of Tk.getOpenFile

file = Tk.getOpenFile(‘initialdir’=\>@last\_dir)

Antonio

Harry T. wrote:

> Hello,
> 
> I am working on a GUI that allows the user to select a file to work on.  
> I am using Tk.getOpenFile to do this. I would like the application to  
> ‘remember’ the file path from the last time they selected a file, so  
> that the user does not have to browse to the same location over and  
> over. I cannot find any info on how to do this.
> 
> Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
> 
> Harry
> 
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**Post date:** [June 30, 2009, 1:34pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/tk-directory-question/171260/3 "2009-06-30T13:34:39Z")

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Cool! Thank you very much!

Harry

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> file = Tk.getOpenFile(‘initialdir’=\>@last\_dir)
> 
> > that the user does not have to browse to the same location over and  
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