Re: Problem Compiling
Re: Problem Compiling
- Subject: Re: Problem Compiling
- From: Bruce Robertson <email@hidden>
- Date: Mon, 20 Dec 2004 07:09:58 -0800
> At 12:54 PM -0700 18/12/04, Todd Geist wrote:
>> I copied the following routine from apple site. It will compile in Script
>> Editor, but not Smile and it returns an error when I try to use it inside
>> FileMaker 7.
>>
>> on write_to_file(this_data, target_file, append_data)
>> try
>> set the target_file to the target_file as text
>> set the open_target_file to open for access file target_file with
>> write permission
>> if append_data is false then set eof of the open_target_file to 0
>> ** write this_data to the open_target_file starting at eof
>> close access the open_target_file
>> return true
>> on error
>> try
>> close access file target_file
>> end try
>> return false
>> end try
>> end write_to_file
>>
>> ** this line causes the following error "Expected end of line, etc. but
>> found identifier."
>>
>> What am I missing?
You are missing the fact that Filemaker does not have a write handler.
Everything inside your script is in an implicit tell app "Filemaker"
statement. You need to explicitly target another app. This compiles in FM7:
on write_to_file(this_data, target_file, append_data)
tell app "System Events"
try
set the target_file to the target_file as text
set the open_target_file to open for access file target_file with
write permission
if append_data is false then set eof of the open_target_file to 0
write this_data to the open_target_file starting at eof
close access the open_target_file
return true
on error
try
close access file target_file
end try
return false
end try
end tell
end write_to_file
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