Retrieving Rich Text from a file
Retrieving Rich Text from a file
- Subject: Retrieving Rich Text from a file
- From: Michael Superczynski <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 26 Jul 2003 08:10:41 -0400
I have a rich text file that I would like to read from and move the
data to a variable for subsequent transfer to a text field in a window.
I want to move the text "This is line 1.", "This is line 2.", etc.
with the formatting retained.
Any insights are appreciated.
tell current application
open for access alias "Macintosh HD:Users:mike:Desktop:text.rtf"
without write permission
1079
get eof alias "Macintosh HD:Users:mike:Desktop:text.rtf"
381.0
read 1079
"{\\rtf1\\mac\\ansicpg10000\\cocoartf102
{\\fonttbl\\f0\\fnil\\fcharset77 LucidaSans-Typewriter;}
{\\colortbl;\\red255\\green255\\blue255;}
\\margl1440\\margr1440\\vieww10860\\viewh7000\\viewkind0
\\pard\\tx720\\tx1440\\tx2160\\tx2880\\tx3600\\tx4320\\tx5040\\tx5760\\t
x6480\\tx7200\\tx7920\\tx8640\\ql\\qnatural
\\f0\\fs24 \\cf0 This is line 1.\\
This is line 2.\\
This is line 3.\\
This is line 4.\\
This is line 5.\\
}"
close 1079
end tell
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