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Re: open for access file


  • Subject: Re: open for access file
  • From: James Bensley <email@hidden>
  • Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:44:33 +0100

 the Author's code was as follows . . .
set MyFile to "Macintosh HD:Users:Jerry:Documents:GroceryList.txt"
 I made the same setting but replaced 'Jerry' with my home folder and
used a differently named text file.
 Mike

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I get confused with those kinds of file locations "Macintosh
HD:Users:Jerry:Documents:GroceryList.txt", try this example:

set filePath to (POSIX file ("/Users/Mike/Documents/MyTextFile.txt")
set fileLines to paragraphs of (read filePath before return)
repeat with nextLine in fileLines
display dialog nextLine
end repeat

That will loop though a text file displaying a dialog with one line of
text in each dialog box.
See http://www.satimage.fr/software/en/smile/external_codes/file_paths.html
for info on converting the different types of file paths
See http://docs.info.apple.com/jarticle.html?path=AppleScript/2.1/en/as201.html
for info on the read command
See http://forums.macrumors.com/archive/index.php/t-124419.html for
some info about the loop I used

I hope I haven't confused you more or made it worse ;)

James ;)

-----BEGIN GEEK CODE BLOCK-----
  Version: 3.1
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PS+++ PE++ Y+ PGP t 5 X+ R- tv+ b+> DI D+++ G+ e(+++++) h--(++) r++ z++
------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------
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