More newbie queries: paths
More newbie queries: paths
- Subject: More newbie queries: paths
- From: email@hidden
- Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 05:34:43 EDT
email@hidden asked:
>
One final question: Does a trailing colon ever mean anything more than a
>
trailing slash does on Unix? (i.e., nothing if the path refers to a
>
directory)
A trailing colon always means that it is a reference to a folder (directory),
or that the path was misformatted by the user.
I.e. ->
"Sys HD:System Folder:Extensions:AppleScript" points at a file called
AppleScript.
"Sys HD:System Folder:" points at the folder called System Folder.
Although officially "Sys HD:System Folder" (no trailing colon) points at a
non-existant file, rather than at a folder, AS may correct that when you
attempt to assign an alias.
E.G. -
set OurPath to "Sys HD:System Folder" as alias
-- returns pointer to "Sys HD:System Folder:" (with the trailing colon)
Hope that helps.
Best Wishes
=-= Marc Glasgow
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