#!perl -w

use strict;
use warnings;

use Prima qw(Application); 
use Prima::StdDlg;

my $open = Prima::OpenDialog-> new(
                filter => [
                        ['Perl scripts' => '*.pl'],
                        ['All' => '*']
                        ]
                );
        
print $open-> fileName, " is to be opened\n" if $open-> execute;

        # save a file
my $save = Prima::SaveDialog-> new(
                fileName => $open-> fileName,
        );
        
print $save-> fileName, " is to be saved\n" if $save-> execute;

        # open several files
$open-> multiSelect(1);
print $open-> fileName, " are to be opened\n" if $open-> execute;
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This looks interesting, but really seems to another Tk/gtk/qt/etc

Thanks (Sorry for late reply. I thought I had replied.)

I am trying to make some command line scripts friendlier by adding file selector pop-ups. Don't need more GUI than that.

win32 file dialog, win32 file dialog, -> Win32::FileOp/Win32::FileOp - Module for file operations with fancy dialog boxes, for moving files to recycle bin, reading and updating INI files and file operations in general.

In terms of library, this looks like it might just be the kind of thin layer over the Win32 API I was thinking of.

Thanks. (sorry for late reply. I thought I had replied)

In the library.

I know Tk fairly well, so no big deal.

Anyway, thanks.

Many people have come to that same conclusion. :-)

Often, it is more productive to use what one already knows.

FWIW, the people - including software developers - for this particular client of mine are especially adverse to the command line. With other clients, it has been enough to make sure to wait for input (on STDIN) when the (other command line oriented) program is started without parameters or options (as happens when a user double-clicks on the file). And, of course, state in the shown help text that the program needs to run from the command line. Since the programs I'm trying "friendly up" just read 1 or 2 files and write another, the only GUI needed is file open/save dialogs.