Standard Browser for Files in Another Branch?

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From a DCT I need to be able to browse to and select a file in another branch. I know there have been threads on this before and if I remember correctly the consensus was to develop something custom. I would like to avoid the copy/edit/maintain cycle if I can and keep the user experience consistent. I am also concerned that in another release (such as 6.0 even - I am on a 5.5.2 project) the CGI parameter passing API may change or otherwise require rework of CGIs.

I am wondering if with a FormAPI onCallout I can pass the appropriate parameters to the standard file browser to direct it to another branch.

Has anyone done this? Is it a good idea? Is it supported? What are the required parameters? It looks like they are all passed on the URL:

/iw/webdesk/WorkareaBrowser?allownewfiles=n&extns0=File+types+for+File+Name%2c.jpg%2c.gif&location=&topdir=&iw%5farea=/blah/blah/blah/WORKARA/john&show%5fthumbnail=true&callback=opener.formframe.browserCallback__43

Thanks,

-John

Migrateduser

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var browseItem = null;
var otherArea = "/blah/blah/blah/STAGING";
IWEventRegistry.addItemHandler( "/FooterLinks/test", "onCallout", selectHTML );

function selectHTML( item )
{
browseItem = item;
var opts = "height=300,width=500,location=no,scrollbars=no,menubars=no,toolbars=no,resizable=yes";
window.open( "/iw/webdesk/WorkareaBrowser?allownewfiles=n&extns0=File+types+for+File+Name%2c.htm%2c.html&location=&topdir=&iw%5farea=" + otherArea + "&show%5fthumbnail=true&callback=opener.top.getScriptFrame().setBrowseValue", "_blank", opts );
}

function setBrowseValue( ok, path )
{
if ( ok )
{
path = path.replace( /.*STAGING/ig, "" );
path = path.replace( /.*(WORKAREA|EDITION)[\\\/][^\\\/][^\\\/]+/ig, "" );
browseItem.setValue( path );
}
}