Re: Read File question - OS 9
Re: Read File question - OS 9
- Subject: Re: Read File question - OS 9
- From: "Marc K. Myers" <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2002 17:56:47 -0400
- Organization: [very little]
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Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2002 11:35:53 -0700
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Subject: Read File question - OS 9
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From: Charles Heizer <email@hidden>
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To: AS users <email@hidden>
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Hello,
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I would like to read the 4th line of this file and from the 8th char, but I
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keep getting a error.
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Can someone please help,
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Thanks,
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- Charles
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Here is my test code -
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tell application "Finder"
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activate
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set theEDMFile to (file "EDM Settings" of preferences folder)
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set myData to (read theEDMFile as {text} using delimiter {return})
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set myData to item 4 of myData
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set myData to (read myData from 8)
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display dialog myData
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end tell
You can't "read" a text variable, which is what "myData" is. You can
only read a file. You need to replace
set myData to (read myData from 8)
with
set myData to (text 8 thru -1 of myData)
Marc K. Myers <email@hidden>
http://AppleScriptsToGo.com
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[8/8/02 5:56:13 PM]
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