Importing SleepU Data in OSCAR -- can't find AppData folder

[PurchanceToDream]

When I go to  Data->Import Viatom Data, I get the file browser starting in my home (c:/users/username) folder.

But it fails to list the AppData folder underwitch the sleepU data is stored.

There does not seem to be a "show hidden" option within the file picker dialog.

Since AppData is the default location O2 Insitght uses, probably showing hidden by default would be best.

[Crimson Nape]

C:\Users\YourUserNameHere\AppData\Local\O2 Insight Pro\DATA\SerlalNumber

In Windows Explorer, look under Tools ⇾ Folder Options ⇾ View ⇾ Hidden Files and Folders. Select the "Show" option.

You can type this in the command box in the Start menu, %localappdata%, followed by the Enter key. This will get you to the local folder.

[PurchanceToDream]

It's not me finding the folder that is the problem, it is the ability of OSCAR to find it.

I already had show hidden set in file explorer.

OSCAR didn't inherit the explorer setting, and did not provide a show hidden option. I could work around this either by moving the location or changing appdata to unhidden.

I am suggesting that for the typical non-techy user of OSCAR it would better if by default it shows hidden in the file dialog, since that is the default for appdata, and appdata is the default location for many other apps to store their files, such as O2 Insight.

Maybe OSCAR normally does show hidden files such as appdata, and there is something peculiar with my environment.

[Crimson Nape]

Showing hidden data is an option of Windows Explorer and not OSCAR. When you open a file browser in any program, you are opening a portal to Windows Explorer. Of course, you can always change the data location of SleepU files very easily, I did for backup purposes.

[PurchanceToDream]

Showing hidden data is an option of Windows Explorer and not OSCAR.   When you open a file browser in any program, you are opening a portal to Windows Explorer.  Of course, you can always change the data location of SleepU files very easily, I did for backup purposes.

...and for some reason that does not appear to be working, as I explained.  I already have the workaround. Basically this thread is more a bug report/suggestion.

Side by side, I have the hidden folder plainly visible in File Explorer (as I always do) and the OSCAR file browser for importing data, which fails to show the same hidden folders.

I can also open, for example, a "save as" dialog in another app, such as chrome, go to my user folder, and see the hidden AppData folder there, again side-by-side with OSCAR, which does fails to do the same.

I assume OSCAR is using some version or another of .net, windows forms, whatever, and the file browser object is provided by a windows pi. That file browser object is configurable by the application that instantiates it, and does not necessarily have to use the same settings (e.g. show hidden files) as the file explorer application. For example see GetOpenFileNameA and OPENFILENAME  (not saying OSCAR uses these, just an example, and reasonably sure whatever variant of windows api OSCAR is using has something similar).

Maybe this behavior is a bug (or choice) in OSCAR, maybe it is a bug on the windows API, and either way, maybe there is something unique about my environment that exposed it, such that this rarely happens to others (or maybe not).

[kappa]

You could also just manually type in "AppData" when your in your home location.

[GuyScharf]

I assume OSCAR is using some version or another of .net, windows forms, whatever, and the file browser object is provided by a windows pi.

OSCAR is developed using the QT multi-platform system. QT is responsible for presenting the file dialog, so what we have is what QT delivers. I haven't look at QT internals to see how it presents the file dialog on each platform--and it is different for each platform. As much as possible, we do not put any platform-specific variations in the OSCAR code. We try to let QT handle platform specific variations.

[PurchanceToDream]

I assume OSCAR is using some version or another of .net, windows forms, whatever, and the file browser object is provided by a windows pi.

OSCAR is developed using the QT multi-platform system. QT is responsible for presenting the file dialog, so what we have is what QT delivers. I haven't look at QT internals to see how it presents the file dialog on each platform--and it is different for each platform. As much as possible, we do not put any platform-specific variations in the OSCAR code. We try to let QT handle platform specific variations.

I think QFileDialog:etFilters()  should do the trick, including QDir::Hidden in the filters. Something like myFileDialogObject.setFilters( other filters | QDir.Hidden )

See https://www.qtcentre.org/threads/67923-G...lder-files

[sawinglogz]

Not a bad idea. In the mean time, you can usually traverse hidden folders within the Windows dialog by entering the full path in the address bar at the top.