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Re: duplicate filename error, broken file commands in 10.2?
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Re: duplicate filename error, broken file commands in 10.2?


  • Subject: Re: duplicate filename error, broken file commands in 10.2?
  • From: John Delacour <email@hidden>
  • Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2002 23:03:18 +0000
  • Mac-eudora-version: 5.3a9

At 8:41 am +1100 24/11/02, Peter Gort wrote:

I am unable to open an existing file using the "open for access" command. I am also unable to read an existing file by just executing "read <path to file>" I get unexpected end of file error (-39).

That would be normal.

tell current application
open for access "Mac OS X:Developer:Examples:About Examples.rtf"
--> Duplicate file name. Mac OS X:Developer:Examples:About Examples.rtf

You cannot open for access a string. It is also not necessary to check for the existence of a file, since 'open for access' will create it if needs be.

set tmp to ":private:tmp:"
set pathname to "" & alias tmp & "junk.txt"
--> "dx:private:tmp:junk.txt"
open for access file pathname with write permission
--> 62 or any number
set eof FILE pathname to 0
write "hello" to FILE pathname
close access FILE pathname
read FILE pathname
--> "hello"

Some people use the reference number, but I prefer always to refer to 'file pathname', since this remains constant, whereas the refnum will change every time you open the file for access.

JD
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