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Re: reading a file in an applescript.
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Re: reading a file in an applescript.


  • Subject: Re: reading a file in an applescript.
  • From: Doug Meade <email@hidden>
  • Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:07:08 -0400
  • Thread-topic: reading a file in an applescript.

Title: Re: reading a file in an applescript.
Good catch thanks.
The editor switched to { and } when I added the comma.

Unfortunately... Looks like I’m back to square one
I get the following compile error:
Expected end of line, etc. but found identifier.

I don’t get it.
Everything I’ve read says the syntax I’ve tried (and you all have provided) should work.

I hate it when simple things become complicated. :)

Doug



> From: "Mark J. Reed" <email@hidden>
> Date: Thu, 27 Mar 2008 11:01:59 -0400
> To: Doug Meade <email@hidden>
> Cc: <email@hidden>
> Subject: Re: reading a file in an applescript.
>
> On Thu, Mar 27, 2008 at 10:49 AM, Doug Meade <email@hidden> wrote:
>>  Anyway I got the compile error to stop...
>>  I had to add an ,
>>
>>  So I changed
>>
>>   set fileText to {read readHandle}
>>  To
>>
>>   set fileText to {read, readHandle}
>
> That will not cause a syntax error, but it sure won't do what you
> want.  {...} make a list.  You want to get the result of doing
> something, so you need parentheses. (...)
>
> (...) and [...] and {...} are three completely different pairs of
> characters.  Computers will not forgive you for confusing them.
>
>
>
> --
> Mark J. Reed <email@hidden>
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