RS OpenFileNames returns nothing, can not select multiple files

Hi

I’m trying to import multiple STEP files using Python for rhino and started out slowly with this script trying to input file names. However, I get nothing in return from rs.OpenFileNames. Nor can I select multiple files in that dialog-box. I’m on Windows 10 64 bit using Rhino 6.1

Am I doing something weird?

#import rhinoscript.userinterface
#import rhinoscript.geometry
import Rhino
import rhinoscriptsyntax as rs
import scriptcontext as sc

__commandname__ = "ImportSTEPs"


# RunCommand is the called when the user enters the command name in Rhino.
# The command name is defined by the filname minus "_cmd.py"
def RunCommand( is_interactive ):
  
    # Ask for STEP file input
    filenames = rs.OpenFileNames("Open")
    print filenames    

  # you can optionally return a value from this function
  # to signify command result. Return values that make
  # sense are
  #   0 == success
  #   1 == cancel
  # If this function does not return a value, success is assumed
    return 0

if( __name__ == '__main__' ):
    RunCommand(True)

This is my output:

Array[str](())

@bjornsyse, i can repeat that bug in Rhino 6. Meanwhile you could try this as a replacement:

import Rhino
import System

def OpenFileNames(title=None, filter=None, folder=None, filename=None, extension=None):
    
    fd = System.Windows.Forms.OpenFileDialog()
    if title: fd.Title = title
    if filter: fd.Filter = filter
    if folder: fd.InitialDirectory = folder
    if filename: fd.FileName = filename
    if extension: fd.DefaultExt = extension
    fd.Multiselect = True
    fd.RestoreDirectory = True
    if fd.ShowDialog() == System.Windows.Forms.DialogResult.OK:
        return fd.FileNames
    return []

def RunCommand():
    title = "Open"
    filtr = "STL Files (*.stl)|*.stl|All Files (*.*)|*.*||"
    rc = OpenFileNames(title, filtr)
    if not rc: return
    print rc

RunCommand()

@Alain, it seems that the rs.OpenFileNames method has two buglets in Rhino 6.

It still uses ShowDialog() instead of ShowOpenDialog() and fd.MultiSelect seems to be hardcoded (set to True) and not working. I can only select a single file. The method always returns fd.FileNames which is empty, but fd.FileName works when a single file was selected…

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c.

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Thanks for reporting @clement, and thanks for the work around!

RH-44276

This is fixed in SR5.

RH-44276 is fixed in the latest Service Release Candidate