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Displays the multiple-file selection dialog.

 $msfile(dir [,title] [,oktext])

* Dir is the directory to start in.
* Title is the title of the selection dialog.
* oktext is the text to display on the "OK" or "Select" button.
* Returns: The number of files selected, or -1 if too many were selected.

 $msfile(N)
* Returns the Nth selected file, or if N=0, the number of selected files. Refers to the last use of $msfile

==Example==
This will echo all selected files on their own line.

 alias selectfiles {
  [[var]] %fileCount = $msfile([[$mircdir]],Select any files you wish to echo,Echo)
  var [[:Category:Variables|%i]] = 1
  [[If-Then-Else|if]] (%filecount == 0) [[echo]] -atg No files selected
  [[If-Then-Else|elseif]] (%filecount < 0) [[echo]] -atg Too many files selected
  [[If-Then-Else|else]] {
    [[while loops|while]] (%i <= %filecount) {
      [[echo]] -atg File %i of $msfile(0) $+ : $msfile(%i)
      [[inc]] %i
    }
  }
 }

[[Category:File and Directory Identifiers]]