• Open Menu Close Menu
  • Apple
  • Shopping Bag
  • Apple
  • Mac
  • iPad
  • iPhone
  • Watch
  • TV
  • Music
  • Support
  • Search apple.com
  • Shopping Bag

Lists

Open Menu Close Menu
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Lists hosted on this site
  • Email the Postmaster
  • Tips for posting to public mailing lists
Re: try...on error...no error?
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

Re: try...on error...no error?


  • Subject: Re: try...on error...no error?
  • From: Steve Roy <email@hidden>
  • Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2003 16:11:11 -0500

Michael Terry <email@hidden> wrote:

> tell app "Finder" to try
> set srcFile to file "blah" of folder "blah" of disk "blah"
> set destFold to folder "blah" of disk "blah"
> open for access (srcFile as unicode text) write permission true
> close access result
> copy theFile to destFold
> on error
> -- etc
> end try

I have a comment that has nothing to do with the subject of this thread, but I
thought would be good to point out.

When opening a file, you should make sure to close it in the error handler in
case something wrong occurs when trying to read/write the file.

try
set theFileRef to missing value
set theFileRef to open for access ...
doSomethingWithTheFile(theFileRef) -- Could produce an error
close access theFileRef
on error
if theFileRef is not missing value then
close access theFileRef
end if
end try

Steve

--
Steve Roy <email@hidden>
Personal homepage: <http://homepage.mac.com/sroy>
Projects homepage: <http://www.roydesign.net>
_______________________________________________
applescript-users mailing list | email@hidden
Help/Unsubscribe/Archives: http://www.lists.apple.com/mailman/listinfo/applescript-users
Do not post admin requests to the list. They will be ignored.

References: 
 >Re: try...on error...no error? (From: Michael Terry <email@hidden>)

  • Prev by Date: Re: Insert text into a document (beginners Question)
  • Next by Date: Re: Mail 10.1.5 Dictionary
  • Previous by thread: Re: try...on error...no error?
  • Next by thread: Re: try...on error...no error?
  • Index(es):
    • Date
    • Thread