Re: puzzled with script syntax error
Re: puzzled with script syntax error
- Subject: Re: puzzled with script syntax error
- From: John Stewart <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2002 17:07:02 -0400
On 6/26/02 at 12:39 PM, the entity Lui spoke thusly
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I am puzzled at what's going on...
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I am trying to read a file from disk and put its
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content into a FileMaker Pro database. But I get an
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error on the syntex and have no idea what is wrong.
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Please help!
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Chunk of Script:
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set fileRef to alias "Macintosh HD:
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Users:sharon:file1.txt"
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open for access fileRef
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set _result to (read fileRef)
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close access fileRef
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When trying to save the script in FileMaker's 'Specify
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Applescript' window, I get error:
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'Expected ", " but found ideentifier. (Error -2741).'
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with the word 'fileRef' in '(read fileRef)'
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highlighted.
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Thanks in advance,
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Sharon
set filePath to alias "Macintosh HD: Users:sharon:file1.txt"
set fileRef to open for access filePath
set theResult to (read fileRef)
close access fileRef
However this oneliner will work just as well if all you need to do is read the file into a variable-
set theResult to (read alias "Macintosh HD: Users:sharon:file1.txt")
John
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