Larry -- have you tried: open file thisFile for read
Regards, Scott Rossi Creative Director Tactile Media, UX/UI Design On 9/21/14 3:02 PM, "la...@significantplanet.org" <la...@significantplanet.org> wrote: >Hello, > >Could anyone please explain why the following script does not work? >(It puts into the field the name of the selected file and not the >contents of the file. > >on mouseUp > >answer file "Select a file." > >put quote & it & quote into thisFile > >open file thisFile > >read from file thisFile until EOF > >put it into field myOutput > >close file thisFile > >end mouseUp > > > >Thanks, > >Larry >_______________________________________________ >use-livecode mailing list >use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >subscription preferences: >http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode