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Re: AS 1.5 (OS X PB) bug fixed in 1.5.5?
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Re: AS 1.5 (OS X PB) bug fixed in 1.5.5?


  • Subject: Re: AS 1.5 (OS X PB) bug fixed in 1.5.5?
  • From: Chris Nebel <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2001 11:35:57 -0800
  • Organization: Apple Computer, Inc.

"Donald S. Hall" wrote:

> The version of AS that comes with the OS X PB does not seem to handle file
> position markers correctly. If you write to a file "starting at eof", the
> last character previously in the file is overwritten. If you try to create a
> new file with open for access, you get a -40 error (attempt to put the file
> marker before the start of the file), effectively making the creation of a
> new file impossible. Has anyone else noticed this, and is it fixed in the
> newer version of AS (1.5.5)?
>
> Is there any way to upgrade to 1.5.5 in OS X PB?

No, there isn't -- there are all sorts of packaging issues involved (Carbon vs.
non-Carbon, CFM vs. Mach-O). However, all those bugs and more are fixed in the
real Mac OS X coming out on March 24.

--Chris Nebel
AppleScript Engineering


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