# Input Filename Window

Creating a file with a list of Filenames:
When the user is attempting to create a file which will contain a list of filenames, an "Input Filename" window appears, which allows the user to enter a "Root-filename", i.e., a specific suffix will be appended to the name input. (In the above example case of a file containing filenames the suffix will be ".fil".)
Once the user inputs a "root filename" the procedure will complete any necessary steps - in the above case, if the user has chosen the "Attempt to uncompress files automatically?" option from the "Flaunch" window's "Option" menubutton the code will attempt to uncompress any compressed files before writing the uncompressed filenames to the output file. Upon successfully completing this task the procedure will return the name of the output file which was just created to the calling routine. In the above case of the calling routine being the "File selection" window the output file will be returned to the appropriate Entry-box in the "Parameter Editing Window". The code will automatically prepend an "at" [@] sign to the filename returned to the entry-box. Note: The user will have to examine the comment field to determine if this designation for a file containing a list of items is supported for the particular parameter entry-box. If not, the user will have to remove the "at" sign by hand.

Creating a custom task list:
When the user has opted to creat a "custom" package which is to be displayed by "flaunch" it is necessary that this file have the proper format, and be stored in the proper place with the proper name. Thus the file created has the name "custom_task" and resides in the ".flaunch" directory in the users $HOME directory.

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