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Re: Writing to a file
Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2016 8:02 pm
by mwieder
Ah. OK. In that case you have two choices:
1. Make newSFP a global variable
2. Pass newSFP as a parameter to the function that deletes the folder.
The first option is easier to implement, although a little quirky in xtalk, but is best avoided in general because of scope issues.
The second one requires a bit of refactoring of your code, so it's more involved, but is a better general-purpose solution.
one possible Solution 1:
put this line into the mouseUp handlers of both buttons:
a better Solution 1:
in button "btnDelete"
add this line before the "delete Folder" line:
one possible Solution 2:
in the card script:
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local sNewSFP -- this is now a script-local variable, available to all card script handlers
command deleteThisFolder
delete folder sNewSFP
end deleteThisFolder
command storeThisFolder pFolder
put pFolder into sNewSFP
end storeThisFolder
in button "btnDelete":
in button "btnMakeDirectory":
put this line after "put newSFP into field Field2":
Or experiment with other variations on the above possibilities.
Re: Writing to a file
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 7:32 am
by RossG
Next step: to open the file just created with
put field tProgression into URL ("file:" & newSFP & "/" & fName)
Tried all the combinations I can think of but no luck so far.
Suggestions appreciated.
Win XP (for ever).
Re: Writing to a file
Posted: Tue Jun 28, 2016 8:12 am
by [-hh]
Re: Writing to a file
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2016 4:11 am
by rumplestiltskin
Maybe I'm missing something. Using the example in the first link I am trying this script in a button:
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put field "field1" into URL "file:/MacHD/Users/blevine/Desktop/myfile.txt"
answer the result
The result is "can't open file". I don't see anything in the lesson about having to open the file first before writing. There is already a file named "myfile.txt" I created in that location using TextEdit.
Thanks,
Barry
Re: Writing to a file
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2016 4:23 am
by RossG
Should have made it clear that I want the file
to open in Notepad or whatever is set as the
default for .txt files.
Re: Writing to a file
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2016 9:44 am
by AxWald
Hi,
RossG wrote:Should have made it clear that I want the file to open in Notepad or whatever is set as the default for .txt files.
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get shell("MacHD/Users/blevine/Desktop/myfile.txt")
should do the trick ...
Have fun!
Re: Writing to a file
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2016 10:09 am
by [-hh]
Here works also, on Mac/Win/Linux
launch document <path>
where <path> is a directoryPath or filePath that will be
opened using the current system's launch services.
There is also "
launch URL <theURL>" if you prefer URL-syntax.
If using Windows, you could also have a look at "relaunch" in the dictionary.
p.s
On MacOS, I use to precede disk names with "/Volumes/".
For example
launch document "/Volumes/Macintosh HD"
opens "/" with application "Finder" (if 'Macintosh HD' is your only internal disk).
Works also if the directory path has a trailing slash.
Re: Writing to a file
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2016 5:56 pm
by jacque
The best way to write to the desktop is to let the engine determine the file path for you. Use specialFolderPath to get the correct path on any OS.
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put field "field1" into URL (specialFolderPath("desktop") & "/myfile.txt")
SpecialFolderPath provides locations for several other commonly used locations also.
Re: Writing to a file
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2016 8:31 pm
by Klaus
Erm, better add FILE:
jacque wrote:Code: Select all
put field "field1" into URL ("FILE:" & specialFolderPath("desktop") & "/myfile.txt")
Re: Writing to a file
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2016 9:00 pm
by mwieder
LOL.
Better than best, eh?
Re: Writing to a file
Posted: Wed Jun 29, 2016 10:46 pm
by Klaus
mwieder wrote:LOL.
Better than best, eh?
Hey, my name is Major, what do you exspect?
Re: Writing to a file
Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2016 4:25 pm
by jacque
Oops. I've been bested.
Was writing on my tablet and to save time I copied the original and edited it. Incorrectly.
Re: Writing to a file
Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2016 9:07 pm
by mwieder
Well, Klaus has over 8500 posts to his credit.
He has to be right once in a while.
Re: Writing to a file
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2016 3:39 am
by RossG
Thanks for your efforts gentlemen but
I'm still struggling with this one.
So attached is the stack in question.
Put some numbers into the four fields.
I suggest 4,11,35 and 10.
Click the "Calculate Progression" button.
Click the "Save as..."
Label will change to "Open...."
I want this button to open the file just saved in Notepad
or the default prog. for .txt files.
The "HereYouAre" field is temporary for testing.
BTW I programmed this some years ago and now have no
idea how or why it works but it does...
Re: Writing to a file
Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2016 6:01 am
by mwieder
First of all, some code style tips:
Press the tab key while in the editor and it will automatically format the text nicely for you.
Next, you'll stay out of trouble a bit more if you put literal values in quotes.
Took me a bit to figure out that tArray and tProgression weren't local variables.
You have a line
and I don't know what you intend by that. Do you mean x,1 instead of x.1?
(almost at the end) it's bad form to name a control as a keyword. Button "Save" is bound to cause trouble sometime.
Lastly, if you want to open the same file you save, you're missing a "/" delimiter between newSFP and fName in three lines.
Cheers