What the .. do you know about.what I have done
I said alternative that would easily fit in the code I am working on.
If it was a brand new software project I would be much less limited.
What I would need and can figure out how come the Apple didn't think of it.
is to be able to go from Linux style posix (even with the ~) and then back to FSRef.
Or vice versa.
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Stiles" <email@hidden>
To: "Denis @ TheOffice" <email@hidden>
Cc: "Laurence Harris" <email@hidden>; <email@hidden>
Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 7:58 PM
Subject: Re: Can't convert path ~/... to Fsref
> Alternatives abound. FSRef is the most common choice; if you want to
> point to a nonexistent file, use a FSRef to the parent plus a UniChar
> array.
> It really sounds as if you haven't done any research at all. Apple's
> web site has all sorts of information on this stuff.
>
>
> On Sep 29, 2005, at 5:02 PM, Denis @ TheOffice wrote:
>
> > Yeah, but the only thing that goes in a FSSpecs is a Pascal string,
> > I am not liking it either.
> > But there is not seems to be any alternative that would easily fit
> > in the code I am working on.
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Laurence Harris" <email@hidden>
> > To: "Denis @ TheOffice" <email@hidden>; <carbon-
> > email@hidden>
> > Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 7:38 PM
> > Subject: Re: Can't convert path ~/... to Fsref
> >
> >
> >
> >> On 9/29/05 5:10 PM, Denis @ TheOffice didst favor us with:
> >>
> >>
> >>>> Why are you using paths and FSSpecs?
> >>>>
> >>> That is temporary until I rewrite all my file access routines.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Are you aware that this function
> >>>> can fail because not all file names can be encoded into a Pascal
> >>>> string, and
> >>>> that only the first 31 characters of that field are used?
> >>>>
> >>> Yes, I am aware, In another function it wants the OutFSSpec->name
> >>> in pascal.
> >>>
> >>> The actual path of "~/..." may come from user entry and or some
> >>> internal code
> >>> that assume Linux
> >>> style.
> >>>
> >>
> >> If the path can come from user entry then there should be no
> >> Pascal strings
> >> anywhere in this process. OTOH, you probably know more about all
> >> this than I
> >> do, so never mind. ;-)
> >>
> >> Larry
> >>
> >>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> From: "Laurence Harris" <email@hidden>
> >>> To: "Denis @ TheOffice" <email@hidden>; <carbon-
> >>> email@hidden>
> >>> Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 4:31 PM
> >>> Subject: Re: Can't convert path ~/... to Fsref
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> On 9/29/05 4:28 PM, Denis @ TheOffice didst favor us with:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> Re: Can't convert path ~/... to FsrefThanks,
> >>>>> But, I fail to see how to integrate that into my code.
> >>>>> I am trying to do a generic function that will handle all
> >>>>> possible entry.
> >>>>> Plus I was hopping for something in Carbon.
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Why are you using paths and FSSpecs? Why not FSRefs? Where are
> >>>> you getting
> >>>> these paths that they have tildas in them? Are you aware that
> >>>> this function
> >>>> can fail because not all file names can be encoded into a Pascal
> >>>> string, and
> >>>> that only the first 31 characters of that field are used?
> >>>>
> >>>> Larry
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>>>> From: Rosyna
> >>>>> To: Denis @ TheOffice ; email@hidden
> >>>>> Sent: Thursday, September 29, 2005 4:01 PM
> >>>>> Subject: Re: Can't convert path ~/... to Fsref
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> man 3 glob
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> http://developer.apple.com/documentation/Darwin/Reference/
> >>>>> ManPages/man3/glob
> >>>>> .3
> >>>>> .html
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Ack, at 9/29/05, Denis @ TheOffice said:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I am trying to create/open a file with the origine in posix
> >>>>> example
> >>>>> "~/Library/Preferences/temp.tiff"
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I have made a function to convert based on some example I have
> >>>>> found...
> >>>>> It works most of the time but seems to failed with the TILDE(~)
> >>>>> current
> >>>>> user...
> >>>>> The RetStatus is -43 rectory not found...
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> --
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>
> >>
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