Bug 16388 - A Major Issue for Me

[keithglong]

Hi All,

Back in 2015 I posted a bug regarding dragData within LiveCode. Specifically, the problem is that files cannot be dragged out of a LiveCode app on a Mac if the file paths (i.e., folder names and/or file names) contain spaces.

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set the dragdata["files"] to "/Users/MyName/Desktop/Drag Test/beach.jpg" 

(Will not work--there is a space in Drag Test.)

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set the dragdata["files"] to "/Users/MyName/Desktop/DragTest/the beach.jpg"

(Will not work--there is a space in the beach)

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set the dragdata["files"] to "/Users/MyName/Desktop/DragTest/mybeach.jpg" 

(WILL work--there aren't any spaces in the file path.)

This bug is yet to be fixed, and I even followed up in 2016. You can read the bug post/thread here:

http://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=16388

According to Panos back in 2015:

Hi Keith,

Thank you for submitting this report and providing a sample stack. We confirm this is a bug. It seems that this regression was introduced at some point between LiveCode 7.0.4 and 7.0.5.

We will update you when the status of this report changes.

Best regards,
Panos

I was just wondering if anyone has figured out any kind of workaround? I have several applications that I have spent a lot of "blood, sweat, and tears" developing that depend on being able to drag out files. And because dragging out files is such a basic/common aspect of computing, I am at a loss as to why this hasn't been fixed/addressed yet? (And these days, as I am sure you can attest, many users have folder and file names with spaces in them).

Livecode 7.0.3 worked correctly, and per Panos, the problem is a regression... Because LiveCode is moving forward with so many improvements, I am concerned as to why this issue has not yet been fixed? I have continued to work on my projects expecting this issue to be rectified, but now I am getting a bit concerned. Any thoughts/comments/recommendations are most welcome.

Sincerely,

Keith "Boo" Long
Gulf Breeze, Florida

[LiveCode_Panos]

Hi Keith,

I have submitted a PR that should fix the problem, tested locally and it works for me:

https://github.com/livecode/livecode/pull/6302

If the PR is approved, the fix will appear in LC 8.1.10 RC-1.

Best,
Panos
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[keithglong]

Hi Panos,

Thank you sir! I appreciate it. And by the way... When will this fix be incorporated into LiveCode 9? (I am mostly using LiveCode 9 these days.)

(And just to clarify, the problem has to do with spaces anywhere in the file path--not just the filename.)

Best regards,

Keith "Boo" Long
Gulf Breeze, Florida

[keithglong]

I just posted yet another bug (along with a sample stack) regarding the dragging out of files on a Mac.

See: http://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=20925

Sincerely,

Keith "Boo" Long
Gulf Breeze, Florida