Let me be clearer. I think the message could be better (or perhaps the dictionary could list the error messages and explain them), because even though we use the "open" command in LC to read from a file or create a file, the lack of the need for a "create file" command in LCS doesn't remove that thing in my intuition that says "well, the only file that needs to be opened is the one that exists, already, so the problem must be on that side".
On Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 8:39 AM, Matthias Rebbe via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > to write to a file, even if it is copied, it has to be opened first. > > Did you try to remove the 2 slashes in the to path also? > > > Matthias Rebbe > +49 5741 310000 > matthiasrebbe.eu <http://matthiasrebbe.eu/> > > > Am 21.06.2017 um 14:31 schrieb Mike Kerner via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com <mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>>: > > > > also what is confusing is when I removed the // from the FROM file but > left > > it in for the TO file, I get the same error, "can't open file", which to > me > > implies that the file that exists can't be read, not that the TO path is > > wrong. > > > > On Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 7:37 AM, Roger Eller via use-livecode < > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com <mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>> > wrote: > > > >> Without meaning to add more confusion, a Windows UNC path from a server > to > >> a file does work with the form > >> "binfile://servername/folder/folder/filename.txt > <binfile://servername/folder/folder/filename.txt>", while local access (or > >> mapped drives) are like "binfile:C:/folder/folder/filename.txt". > >> > >> ~Roger > >> > >> On Jun 21, 2017 2:07 AM, "Mark Waddingham via use-livecode" < > >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com <mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>> > wrote: > >> > >>> As others have pointed out, for binfile and file urls you shouldn't > >>> include the standard '//' in front of the (absolute) path. These are > not > >>> parsed by the engine as standard urls - everything after the : is > parsed > >> as > >>> the filename. > >>> > >>> On an unrelated not you don't need to twiddle with the defaultfolder as > >>> files() and folders() now take an optional argument for the path :) > >>> > >>> Mark > >>> > >>> Sent from my iPhone > >>> > >>>> On 21 Jun 2017, at 03:37, Mark Wieder via use-livecode < > >>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com <mailto:use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>> > wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> On 06/20/2017 07:19 PM, Mike Kerner via use-livecode wrote: > >>>>> I'm not on a mac a lot :-( > >>>>> So is "binfile:" more universal, or do I have to check the platform, > >>>>> first? What is the technique on linux? > >>>> > >>>> As far as I can remember, the "//" has never been recommended or > >>> approved for file or binfile. I'm surprised it gets parsed properly for > >>> OSX. You don't need or want it. > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> Mark Wieder > >>>> ahsoftw...@gmail.com <mailto:ahsoftw...@gmail.com> > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> 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 < > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> use-livecode mailing list > >>> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com <mailto: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 <mailto: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 > >> > > > > > > > > -- > > On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth > > On the second day, God created the oceans. > > On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours, > > and did a little diving. > > And God said, "This is good." > > _______________________________________________ > > use-livecode mailing list > > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com <mailto: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 > -- On the first day, God created the heavens and the Earth On the second day, God created the oceans. On the third day, God put the animals on hold for a few hours, and did a little diving. And God said, "This is good." _______________________________________________ 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
