PyQt: Can't show PY variable in QT filedialog as initially parameter

[Phil Thompson]

On Thursday 11 September 2003 5:14 pm, ulysses wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I use PyQt 3.8 non-commercial version in win32. I get a big question.
> I Can't show PY variable in QT filedialog as initially parameter.
>
> Code sample is following:
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> fileName="test.avi"
>
> def saveSomething(aString):
>     dl = QFileDialog.getSaveFileName(aString, "*.*", self, "FileDialog")
> or
>     dl = QFileDialog.getSaveFileName(QString(aString), "*.*",
>                                         self, "FileDialog")
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> these code can't show corrent string.
>
> If I use string constant.
>    dl = QFileDialog.getSaveFileName("test.avi", "*.*", self, "FileDialog")
>
> Dialog show it correctly.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Ulysses

Have you got a complete (but small) example that demonstrate's the problem?

Phil