UniFileBrowser - runtime file browsing

Huh. We just tried it again, adding the reference for Boo.Lang to all 3 Assembly Reference spots in the Mono solution, and it did not remove the error. We are using Unity 5.4.3f1, on both OSX and Windows. As a side note, we tried it on 2 separate Macs.

edit for clarity: On Windows I don't see this error, and am using Visual Studio. On the 2 Macs, they are using Mono, and both see this error.

To add the references, we opened the solution tab in Mono, and for each Assembly-Reference (Assembly-CSharp, Assembly-CSharp-Editor, Assembly-CSharp-Firstpass), we clicked Edit References and checked "Boo.Lang" in the list. We are using the UniFileBrowser.dll. I also made a branch for us to try on the Macs, which uses the JS file instead, but that didn't appear to make a difference.

Does this match the steps you took to resolve the issue on your machine?

We also tried checking the x86, x86_64 boxes under Windows and Mac for Platform Settings in Unity itself, although Any Platform was already checked.

 

Oh, in that case there's no JS involved, no error, and no need to add any references. I was using the source code. (But in that case, yes, those are the steps I used, but like I said with the DLL there's no error in the first place, or at least not any caused by UniFileBrowser.)

--Eric

 

Thanks for the solution, Eric!
As you mentioned via IM, I copied the Unity/Editor/Data/mono/lib/mono/2.0/Boo.Lang.dll into my project's Assets/Plugins directory, re-synced the project in Mono, and then it worked just fine in the editor on OSX.

 

Hi Eric, can't select folders, when i try click on folder nothing happen

 

Yes, that's an issue with Unity 2017.3; I'll have an update soon.

--Eric

 

Is the old gui being deprecated in unity? I noticed it says the gui component is deprecated in 2017.3p3

Forgot the exact name of the component. It's the required component for using the old gui System

 

UniFileBrowser does not use GUI components (GUIText/GUITexture) and never has.

--Eric

 

OK, updated.

UniFileBrowser 2.7

Changes:
• Popup folder list behavior is now click then click to select, instead of drag and release.
• Inspector GUI organized better, with tooltips for the variables.
• Requires Unity 4.6 or later.

Fixes:
• Popup folder list works with later versions of Unity 2017.

--Eric

 

Hello Everyone:

I just purchased UniFileBrowser yesterday. How do you get the full path name
of an asset. For example, if I select image.jpg how do I get the full path?
C:\TempFolder\image.jpg

Thank you,

Tom

 

Hello Everyone:

I found out how to find the path.
Use: pathToFile (which is a string)
instead of fileName.

Thank you,

Tom

 

Yes, you always get the full path. You can extract just the file name if you want.

--Eric

 

Hi, is there a way to get the file path of a file that is highlighted in the browser. I am trying to make a simple thumbnail viewer with a custom function.

 

Not out of the box, but if you modified the source to have a function that had this code:

Code (csharp):

1. if (selectedFileNumber > dirList.Count) {
2.     return filePath + fileName;
3. }

that should do it.

--Eric

 

Thanks, I managed to get it working.

 

How would I change the distance between the Popup Rect and the listScrollview panel? I'd like to move the scrollbar panel down from the Popup Rect.

 

In the UpdateRects function, for the second line you could add something like:

Code (csharp):

1. fileBoxRect.y += 10; // or however many pixels you want

--Eric

 

Hi Again, How could I Set the Path after UniFileBrowser has loaded. Im trying to create a button to go to the desktop. I can initialize the folder with UniFileBrowser.use.SetPath (Environment.GetFolderPath(Environment.SpecialFolder.Desktop)); But once that is in a custom function it loads and a StartIndex error occurs.

 

You can use CloseFileWindow, SetPath, then OpenFileWindow.

--Eric

 

Your plugin works great across all the platforms i am using it on (iOS, Android, mac and pc. My issue is on mobile it has a hard code number to set for distance of where the dialog shows up. This is a real issue for me on mobile. The iOS devices and android have many resolutions. I need to center the dialog. I noticed the warning dialog is set to always center but i see no way to make the larger dialog set to always center. I cant check for every type of resolution and device. I use NGUI to handle these transformations automatically. your dialog seems to be set up on the old style of doing interface. Is there anyway to make the main dialog open centered? I am not a coder I use playmaker visual scripting for all my coding needs. Love the plugin but this is a nagging issue for me since i cant have the dialog auto resize for different resolutions.

 

You can use the SetFileWindowPosition/SetFileWindowSize functions, in combination with Screen.width/height, to center the window by using some calculations. This does require a little coding.

--Eric

 

Hello Everyone:

Is there a way to make unifilebrowser model so
I cannot select something else with the mouse and
model would lock user interaction to the browser
(until closed).

Thank you,

Geoff

 

Write some code so that if you've called OpenFileWindow or SaveFileWindow, prevent other actions from doing anything. It's not something UniFileBrowser would do by itself.

--Eric

 

To Whom It May Concern:

I have unifilebrowswer set up in a project and I would like
to know if this asset:

https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/modeling/trilib-unity-model-loader-package-91777

would conflict with unifilebrowser? I see that this package has some UI elements.

Thank you,

Geoff

 

If that asset has its own file browser/loader, I expect you wouldn't be able to use UniFileBrowser with it. I don't have it, though, so I'm not 100% sure.

--Eric

 

To Whom It May Concern:

I have the filter set to .fbx and .obj and UniFileBrowser does not
show some of my fbx files when I use OpenFileWindow(OpenFile).
It does show some .fbx files but not all. Is there a solution to this
problem.

Thank you,

Geoff

 

To Whom It May Concern:

I found out that .fbx is case sensitive. Is there a way to
turn this on or off as needed?

Thank you,

Geoff

 

Not out of the box, but you could modify the source code to do it.

--Eric

 

Dear Sir

I am going to buy your asset, but I have to be sure that it is possible to save data into any folder in PC by using your asset.
As you know
https://docs.unity3d.com/ScriptReference/Application-dataPath.html
By using Application.data, we can save the data into existing file which is created by programmer before program runs.
But, I want to give a choice to end-user may create a new file and save data into the file in PC after unity app runs.

 

Yes, you can select any folder. Thank you for your interest!

--Eric

 

@Eric5h5

I really having a hard time customizing appearance. the transparency is to light on the back ground and the buttons for cancel and open.

I darken the UFBwindow texture pretty dark but didnt make much of a difference. what texture is used for the buttons?

 

You can change the GUI skin with appropriate textures; transparency is controlled by alpha and not how dark the color is:



--Eric

 

Alright thanks Eric. I thought I clicked on everything guess I missed something.

 

Got an error on Unity 2021.1.5f1 : "Unloading broken assembly Assets/UniFileBrowser/Plugins/UniFileBrowser.dll, this assembly can cause crashes in the runtime"
WIll you update the .dll so it is compatible with the new version of Unity?

 

Having the same issue

 

@Eric5h5 Does/will this asset work with newer versions of Unity? These two most recent posts indicate it isn't compatible, so I am hesitant to purchase.

 

No, it only works with older versions, sorry.

--Eric

 

Hi, Eric. For Unity 2022+, would you recommend any alternative assets in particular for this?

I have some old code I could dust off and turn into a skinnable, UIToolkit/UI-2022 compatible build, but ... I'm guessing you (or someone you know) has already done that?

 

Sorry, but I'm not familiar with other assets.

--Eric