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Re: Writing to a file
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Re: Writing to a file


  • Subject: Re: Writing to a file
  • From: JP Kelly <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2002 09:57:55 -0700

On 7/14/02 2:06 AM, "Andy Wylie" <email@hidden> wrote:

> on 14/7/02 8:22 PM +1200: JP Kelly wrote:
>
>> I am trying to write to a file that already exists.
>> Here is the offending line:
>>
>> set fileRef to (open for access file "Users:jpkelly:Library:Application
>> Support:mover.prefs" with write permission)
>>
>> This gives me an error: "Finder got an error: Duplicate file name."
>>
>> I believe this was not a problem in OS 9.
>> How can I write to an existing file?
>>
> The read/write commands belong to Std Additions OSAX, OSAX calls in
> application tell blocks are not recommended and broken under x, if that's
> not the case try removing those parentheses.
> _____________________________ Andy


They were in a tell block but moving it outside the tell block produced the
same error.(without the "Finder got an error:" part) Same with removing the
parentheses.
Also If I delete the file I get an error saying the file is already open
even though this is the first place in the script I used the open command.
Is there another way to write to an existing file.
jp
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