Re: 'answer (there is a file it)' returns false after selecting a file
Hi Mark S.: Also just discovered that I cannot even *address* the file with shortFilePath. answer file prompt answer the shortFilePath of it returns empty if the file name has those high ASCII characters like the Czech soft R and the Polish bar L. This is stopping me in my tracks and will probably have to hire someone to write this in another language. Certainly, someone must have encountered this problem with non-Roman file systems? Is Rev really so English-centric? Mark P. ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
'answer (there is a file it)' returns false after selecting a file
Had to give up a project a couple months ago that was being derailed by a Rev bug that had no workaround. Was wondering if anyone can tell me if this is fixed in 2.9. In the message window, I type the following answer file The prompt... answer (there is a file it) This returns false if the file name contains certain extended ASCII characters, such as the Czech Ř (R with caron) or Ů (U with ring above) or Polish Ł (L with stroke). Can anyone confirm that this bug still exists in 2.9? It is a deal-breaker. Thanks. Mark ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: 'answer (there is a file it)' returns false after selecting a file
Hi Mark, No, this problem has not been fixed on Mac OS X. This is no reason the give up on a project. You could use AppleScript on Mac OS X and shortFilePath() on Windows. Replacing so many routines with AppleScript is no fun, but it is possible. On Windows, it is just a sight inconvenience. Has this bug been reported? Which number does it have? Best regards, Mark Schonewille -- Economy-x-Talk Consulting and Software Engineering http://economy-x-talk.com http://www.salery.biz A large collection of scripts for HyperCard, Revolution, SuperCard and other programming languages can be found at http://runrev.info On 12 apr 2008, at 01:25, Mark E. Powell wrote: Had to give up a project a couple months ago that was being derailed by a Rev bug that had no workaround. Was wondering if anyone can tell me if this is fixed in 2.9. In the message window, I type the following answer file The prompt... answer (there is a file it) This returns false if the file name contains certain extended ASCII characters, such as the Czech Ř (R with caron) or Ů (U with ring above) or Polish Ł (L with stroke). Can anyone confirm that this bug still exists in 2.9? It is a deal- breaker. Thanks. Mark ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
Re: 'answer (there is a file it)' returns false after selecting a file
Appreciate the response. How do I get the real file name using shortFilePath()? I understand I can address the given file that way, but I need to report its actual file name. This is no reason the give up on a project. You could use AppleScript on Mac OS X and shortFilePath() on Windows. ___ use-revolution mailing list use-revolution@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
