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Fireworks functions 329
The following table lists acceptable values for formatname and the file type each value
represents.
Returns
An array of file:// URLs, or null if the dialog box is canceled.
Description
Displays a dialog box that lets the user select one or more files.
fw.openDocument()
Availability
Fireworks 3, updated in Fireworks 4 and Fireworks 8.
Usage
fw.openDocument({fileURL}, {bOpenAsNew}, bOpenWithWindowHidden)
Arguments
fileURl A string or an array of strings, each expressed as a file://URL, that specifies the files
to be opened. This argument is optional. If
fileURL is omitted or null, the Open Document
dialog box appears.
Value File type
"ADOBE AI3"
Adobe Illustrator
"Fireworks JavaScript"
Fireworks JSF
"kMoaCfFormat_BMP"
Bitmap
"kMoaCfFormat_FreeHand7and8"
Macromedia FreeHand 7 or 8
"kMoaCfFormat_GIF"
GIF
"kMoaCfFormat_JPEG"
JPEG
"kMoaCfFormat_PICT"
Macintosh PICT
"kMoaCfFormat_RTF"
Rich text
"kMoaCfFormat_Text"
Plain text
"kMoaCfFormat_TIFF"
TIFF
"PNG"
PNG
"PS30"
Photoshop PSD