Re: reading a file in an applescript.
Re: reading a file in an applescript.
- Subject: Re: reading a file in an applescript.
- From: Doug Meade <email@hidden>
- Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:58:09 -0400
- Thread-topic: reading a file in an applescript.
I don't think it's earlier because If I remove the block it runs fine.
When I add the block it fails to compile.
Ugh...
Thanks though - I appreciate the input.
> From: "Mark J. Reed" <email@hidden>
> Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:31:46 -0400
> To: Doug Meade <email@hidden>
> Cc: <email@hidden>
> Subject: Re: reading a file in an applescript.
>
> I think you must have a syntax error earlier in your script or
> something. This works for me, at least saved as text and run via
> osascript; it cats the contents of the file "repl.txt" in the same
> folder as the script:
>
> set replyTemplateName to "repl.txt"
>
> set myPath to (path to me)
>
> tell application "Finder" to set myFolder to (container of myPath) as text
>
> set targetFile to myFolder & replyTemplateName
>
> set readHandle to open for access targetFile
>
> set fileText to read readHandle for get eof readHandle
>
> close access readHandle
>
> fileText
>
>
> --
> Mark J. Reed <email@hidden>
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