     // (in versionLabel)
     let appName: String = "org.arc42.PdfStamper"
     var appVersionInfo: String = "-.-.-"
+
+    
+    var myModel: PdfStamperModel = PdfStamperModel.init()
+  
     
     
     // MARK labels and textfields

    // ====================================
    private func selectSourceDirectory() {
        let openPanel = directoryOpenPanel("Select Source Directory")
        openPanel.beginWithCompletionHandler( {(result:Int) in
            if(result == NSFileHandlingPanelOKButton)
            {
                let fileURL = openPanel.URL!
                print("path = \(fileURL.path!)")
                
                // Now we have a directory selected. Its URL = fileURL
                self.sourceDirTextField.stringValue = "\(fileURL.path!)"
                self.sourceDirStatusLabelColor = NSColor.blueColor()
                self.setSourceDirStatusLabel("\(self.nrOfPdfFilesInFolder( fileURL )) pdf files found")
                
            }
        })
    }
    
    /// TODO

    
    override func awakeFromNib() {
    
        print("awakeFromNib:  \(self.className)")
        
    }
    
    
