I'm doing a Perl/Tk app for a client that has to run (for now) under Win32. I need to do a File..SaveAs and have been looking at some of the UI options available (Tk::FileSelect, etc.). Although my client may see the virtues of platform portability, his customers, being Windows users, need their compfortable look and feel with the least amount of surprise. So it looks like interfacing to COMDLG32.DLL may be my best choice.

Win32::API seems to have all that's necessary to do this, but my attempts at packing the OPENFILENAME data structure to call GetSaveFileName successfully have been futile. Rather than burden the monks with my buggy code, I'm wondering if anyone else has successfully wrestled this wily beast and would be willing to share their experiences.

Thanks.

In reply to Tk and Common Dialogs by Anonymous Monk

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