[REBOL] accessing files on other partitions Re:(3)
I don't believe it's possible in REBOL to write
f: read %C:\Windows\Desktop\
You have to convert it to
f: read %/c/windows/desktop/
-- Michael Cornelio
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> Hello, I thought Rebol did this translation itself.
>
> Elliott
>
> On 18-Jan-00, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> > try ...
> >
> > test: read %/d/whatever/file.txt
> >
> > or you could try this home grown function (one of my earliest REBOL
> > utilities)
> >
> > cvt-win-path: func [
> > {Convert a Windows pathname (e.g., C:\Windows\Desktop) to REBOL path}
>
>
> >> On Win32, what's the syntax to access a file in an other partition?
> >>
> >> If, I'm on f:
> >>
> >> then
> >>
> >> test: read %d:\whatever\file.txt
> >>
> >> fails
> >>
> >> ---
> >> Regards,Graham Chiu
> >> gchiucompkarori.co.nz
> >> http://www.compkarori.com/dynamo - The Homebuilt Dynamo
> >> http://www.compkarori.com/dbase - The dBase bulletin
> >>
> >
> >
>
[REBOL] accessing files on other partitions Re:(5)
On 1/19/2000 at 1:01 AM [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
{
It's just:
read %/computer/c/whatever/file.txt
The algorithm for WinXX systems assumes that if the root is more than
one
character it is a network connection. So, don't label your drives with
single letters! :-) Hope this helps.
- jim
}
Just to nitpick, this should read don't "name your shares with single
letters".
Which is a good comment, since this is the Windows default when sharing
a root directory.
(Not that anyone here would do such a thing as share a root directory!)
*** REPLY SEPARATOR ***
On 1/19/2000 at 1:01 AM [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
It's just:
read %/computer/c/whatever/file.txt
The algorithm for WinXX systems assumes that if the root is more than
one
character it is a network connection. So, don't label your drives with
single letters! :-) Hope this helps.
- jim
At 12:34 AM 1/19/00 -0800, you wrote:
>Graham Chiu wrote:
>> >test: read %/d/whatever/file.txt
>> What about reading across a network (unc) ?
>
>I think it's:
>test: read %//computer/directory/file.ext
>but I haven't got access to a networked computer to try it out.
>
>Andrew Martin
>ICQ: 26227169
>[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>http://members.xoom.com/AndrewMartin/
>-><-
>
[REBOL] accessing files on other partitions Re:(5)
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes >It's just: > >read %/computer/c/whatever/file.txt > >The algorithm for WinXX systems assumes that if the root is more than one >character it is a network connection. So, don't label your drives with >single letters! :-) Hope this helps. Okay, I just sussed it out. Rather than 'c' and 'whatever', I substituted the windows shared names, and that worked. --- Regards,Graham Chiu gchiucompkarori.co.nz http://www.compkarori.com/dynamo - The Homebuilt Dynamo http://www.compkarori.com/dbase - The dBase bulletin
[REBOL] accessing files on other partitions Re:(5)
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes >It's just: > >read %/computer/c/whatever/file.txt I tried this at home, and it does not work. I'll try my other network at work tomorrow as well. --- Regards,Graham Chiu gchiucompkarori.co.nz http://www.compkarori.com/dynamo - The Homebuilt Dynamo http://www.compkarori.com/dbase - The dBase bulletin
[REBOL] accessing files on other partitions Re:(4)
It's just: read %/computer/c/whatever/file.txt The algorithm for WinXX systems assumes that if the root is more than one character it is a network connection. So, don't label your drives with single letters! :-) Hope this helps. - jim At 12:34 AM 1/19/00 -0800, you wrote: >Graham Chiu wrote: >> >test: read %/d/whatever/file.txt >> What about reading across a network (unc) ? > >I think it's: >test: read %//computer/directory/file.ext >but I haven't got access to a networked computer to try it out. > >Andrew Martin >ICQ: 26227169 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://members.xoom.com/AndrewMartin/ >-><- >
[REBOL] accessing files on other partitions Re:(3)
Graham Chiu wrote: > >test: read %/d/whatever/file.txt > What about reading across a network (unc) ? I think it's: test: read %//computer/directory/file.ext but I haven't got access to a networked computer to try it out. Andrew Martin ICQ: 26227169 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.xoom.com/AndrewMartin/ -><-
[REBOL] accessing files on other partitions Re:
not sure but maybe you need to use forward slashes instead of backslashes. - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2000 1:51 PM Subject: [REBOL] accessing files on other partitions > > On Win32, what's the syntax to access a file in an other partition? > > If, I'm on f: > > then > > test: read %d:\whatever\file.txt > > fails > > --- > Regards,Graham Chiu > gchiucompkarori.co.nz > http://www.compkarori.com/dynamo - The Homebuilt Dynamo > http://www.compkarori.com/dbase - The dBase bulletin >
[REBOL] accessing files on other partitions Re:(3)
Hi Graham Sorry, but as far as Iknow REBOL does not support UNC names, any network dirs your wish to access have to be mapped to a drive letter on the machine on which REBOL runs. Hope this helps Larry - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2000 2:34 PM Subject: [REBOL] accessing files on other partitions Re:(2) > In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] > writes > >It's the same on every platform. On Win, the drive letters become > >single letter volumes. Backslashes are not valid. Use slashes. > > > >test: read %/d/whatever/file.txt > > > >HTH > > Thanks to all. That worked fine. I can't say I ever came across this > in the documentation. > > What about reading across a network (unc) ? > > --- > Regards,Graham Chiu > gchiucompkarori.co.nz > http://www.compkarori.com/dynamo - The Homebuilt Dynamo > http://www.compkarori.com/dbase - The dBase bulletin >
[REBOL] accessing files on other partitions Re:(2)
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes >It's the same on every platform. On Win, the drive letters become >single letter volumes. Backslashes are not valid. Use slashes. > >test: read %/d/whatever/file.txt > >HTH Thanks to all. That worked fine. I can't say I ever came across this in the documentation. What about reading across a network (unc) ? --- Regards,Graham Chiu gchiucompkarori.co.nz http://www.compkarori.com/dynamo - The Homebuilt Dynamo http://www.compkarori.com/dbase - The dBase bulletin
[REBOL] accessing files on other partitions Re:
Graham Chiu wrote: > On Win32, what's the syntax to access a file in an other partition? > > If, I'm on f: > > then > > test: read %d:\whatever\file.txt > > fails This: read %/d/whatever/file.txt or: read %"/c/Program Files/REBOL/user.r" for long filenames with embedded spaces. Andrew Martin ICQ: 26227169 [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.xoom.com/AndrewMartin/ -><-
[REBOL] accessing files on other partitions Re:
>test: read %d:\whatever\file.txt read %/d/whatever/file.txt ;- Elan >> [: - )]
[REBOL] accessing files on other partitions Re:
try ...
test: read %/d/whatever/file.txt
or you could try this home grown function (one of my earliest REBOL
utilities)
cvt-win-path: func [
{Convert a Windows pathname (e.g., C:\Windows\Desktop) to REBOL path}
path [ string! ]
/local tmp
] [
; convert backslashes to slashes
tmp: replace/all path {\} {/}
; check if drive is specified
if ((length? tmp) > 2) [
if (second tmp) == #":" [
tmp: join {/} [ (first tmp) (next next tmp) ]
]
]
; TODO - handle UNC names ... i.e., \\machine\path
return to-file :tmp
]
then use ...
test: read cvt-win-path "d:\whatever\file.txt"
Hope this helps. I use this when I'm parsing files generated by other
programs (e.g., DIR /S /B)
-- Michael Cornelio
The Cornelio Group
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To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2000 11:51 AM
Subject: [REBOL] accessing files on other partitions
>
> On Win32, what's the syntax to access a file in an other partition?
>
> If, I'm on f:
>
> then
>
> test: read %d:\whatever\file.txt
>
> fails
>
> ---
> Regards,Graham Chiu
> gchiucompkarori.co.nz
> http://www.compkarori.com/dynamo - The Homebuilt Dynamo
> http://www.compkarori.com/dbase - The dBase bulletin
>
[REBOL] accessing files on other partitions Re:
Graham wrote: > On Win32, what's the syntax to access a file in an other partition? > > If, I'm on f: > > then > > test: read %d:\whatever\file.txt Filenames look more like Unix... try: test: read %/D/whatever/file.txt Cheers, Kev Kevin McKinnon, Network Engineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sunshine Communications http://www.sunshinecable.com **NOTE NEW E-MAIL ADDRESS** PGP Public Key: http://www.dockmaster.net/pgp.html PGP 6.0 www.pgp.com
[REBOL] accessing files on other partitions Re:
Graham: try this:
test: read %/d/whatever/file.txt
or
I have a lot of common files on shared drive S:
so I use:
test: read %/s/folder/filename.txt
Graham Chiu wrote:
{
test: read %d:\whatever\file.txt
fails
}
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, January 18, 2000 2:51 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [REBOL] accessing files on other partitions
On Win32, what's the syntax to access a file in an other partition?
If, I'm on f:
then
test: read %d:\whatever\file.txt
fails
---
Regards,Graham Chiu
gchiucompkarori.co.nz
http://www.compkarori.com/dynamo - The Homebuilt Dynamo
http://www.compkarori.com/dbase - The dBase bulletin
[REBOL] accessing files on other partitions Re:
It's the same on every platform. On Win, the drive letters become single letter volumes. Backslashes are not valid. Use slashes. test: read %/d/whatever/file.txt HTH -Ted. *** REPLY SEPARATOR *** On 1/19/2000 at 7:51 AM [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Win32, what's the syntax to access a file in an other partition? If, I'm on f: then test: read %d:\whatever\file.txt fails --- Regards,Graham Chiu gchiucompkarori.co.nz http://www.compkarori.com/dynamo - The Homebuilt Dynamo http://www.compkarori.com/dbase - The dBase bulletin
