# Input/ouput file dialog appears behind window/s

**URL:** <https://discourse.processing.org/t/input-ouput-file-dialog-appears-behind-window-s/17146>\
**Category:** Coding Questions\
**Created:** [January 17, 2020, 5:56pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/input-ouput-file-dialog-appears-behind-window-s/17146 "2020-01-17T17:56:20Z")\
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**Author:** ![Chrisir](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discourse.processing.org/chrisir/32/45_2.png) [@Chrisir](https://discourse.processing.org/u/Chrisir)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2020, 8:11pm UTC](https://discourse.processing.org/t/input-ouput-file-dialog-appears-behind-window-s/17146/3 "2020-01-17T20:11:00Z")

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also discussed here (with other stuff) without solution

> [@SelectInput: I like to tell it the folder to use?](https://discourse.processing.org/t/selectinput-i-like-to-tell-it-the-folder-to-use/13703/2):
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> Limited research but probly these next links could help: [Goto in this post](https://forum.processing.org/two/discussion/17982/is-there-a-way-to-have-selectinput-select-files-in-the-sketchbook-folder-data-folder)[The docs which you might have seen (nothing about extensions)](https://processing.org/reference/selectInput_.html) Checking the [source code](https://github.com/processing/processing/blob/master/core/src/processing/core/PApplet.java#L50), you need to check JFileChooser and probly FileChooser’s documentation and use those libraries directly if it fits your use case requirements. Kf

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