{{DISPLAYTITLE:_ACCEPTFILEDROP}}
The [[_ACCEPTFILEDROP]] statement prepares a program window to receive files dropped from Windows Explorer in a drag/drop operation.


{{PageSyntax}}
: [[_ACCEPTFILEDROP]] [{ON|OFF}]


{{PageDescription}}
* Calling the statement with no parameters turns drag/dropping ON.
* To know when files have been dropped into your program's window, check that [[_TOTALDROPPEDFILES]] is greater than 0.
* Use [[_DROPPEDFILE]] to read the list, either sequentially or by index.
* If using [[_DROPPEDFILE]] with an index, you must call [[_FINISHDROP]] after you finish working with the list.
* '''[[Keywords_currently_not_supported_by_QB64#Keywords_Not_Supported_in_Linux_or_MAC_OSX_versions|Keyword Not Supported in Linux or MAC versions]]'''.


{{PageAvailability}}
* Version 1.3 and up.


{{PageExamples}}
''Example:'' Accepting files dragged from a folder and processing the list received sequentially. 
{{CodeStart}}
{{Cl|SCREEN}} {{Cl|_NEWIMAGE}}(128, 25, 0)

{{Cl|_ACCEPTFILEDROP}} 'enables drag/drop functionality
{{Cl|PRINT}} "Drag files from a folder and drop them in this window..."

{{Cl|DO}}
    {{Cl|IF}} {{Cl|_TOTALDROPPEDFILES}} {{Cl|THEN}}
        {{Cl|FOR}} i = 1 {{Cl|TO}} {{Cl|_TOTALDROPPEDFILES}}
            a$ = {{Cl|_DROPPEDFILE}} 'reads the list sequentially; when the result is empty ("") it means the list is over
            {{Cl|COLOR}} 15
            {{Cl|PRINT}} i,
            {{Cl|IF}} {{Cl|_FILEEXISTS}}(a$) {{Cl|THEN}}
                {{Cl|COLOR}} 2: {{Cl|PRINT}} "file",
            {{Cl|ELSE}}
                {{Cl|IF}} {{Cl|_DIREXISTS}}(a$) {{Cl|THEN}}
                    {{Cl|COLOR}} 3: {{Cl|PRINT}} "folder",
                {{Cl|ELSE}}
                    {{Cl|COLOR}} 4: {{Cl|PRINT}} "not found", 'highly unlikely, but who knows?
                {{Cl|END IF}}
            {{Cl|END IF}}
            {{Cl|COLOR}} 15
            {{Cl|PRINT}} a$
        {{Cl|NEXT}}
    {{Cl|END IF}}

    {{Cl|_LIMIT}} 30
{{Cl|LOOP}}
{{CodeEnd}}


{{PageSeeAlso}}
* [[_TOTALDROPPEDFILES]], [[_DROPPEDFILE]], [[_FINISHDROP]]
* [[_FILEEXISTS]], [[_DIREXISTS]]


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