Try This... on mouseUp put cd fld "daTable" into tableData ask "Save File As..." with "untitled.txt" if it is empty then exit mouseUp put it into targetFileName
set the defaultFolder to "/Users/rlague/Documents/Revolution-iB/RFPprojecto/7.2i/" open file targetFileName write tableData to file targetFileName close file targetFileName end mouseUp Derek Bump Dreamscape Software ____________________________________________ Compress Images Easily with JPEGCompress http://www.dreamscapesoftware.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rich Lague" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "How to use Revolution" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2004 1:48 PM Subject: save as for text file? > > I'm trying to create an application in which the user will fill in a > table field. I would then like to let the user save that field as a > text file under a name they chose. > > This was my first attempt: > > > on mouseUp > ask "Save list as..." > set the defaultFolder to "/Users/rlague/Documents/Revolution-iB/RFP > projecto/7.2i" > put field "daTable" into URL "file:it.txt" > end mouseUp > > This script did work-- it saved the file, but the file name was "it.txt" > > For my second attempt I copied most of a script from Dan Shafer's book > (page 218,)-- > > > on mouseUp > ask "Save list as..." > set the defaultFolder to "/Users/rlague/Documents/Revolution-iB/RFP > projecto/7.2i" > open file it > write card field "daTable" to file it > close it > end mouseUp > > This worked to the extent that a file was created with the correct > name, but the file was empty. > > For my third try I copied Dan Shafer's script very carefully-- > > on mouseUp > ask file "Save list as..." with "Temp" > open it > write card field "daTable" to file it > close it > end mouseUp > > With this script I get an error message: "Chunk: error in object > expression" and no file is created. > If I make a slight change in this script-- > > on mouseUp > ask file "Save list as..." with "Temp" > open it > write card field "daTable" to file it > close file it > end mouseUp > > I do not get the error message, but no file is created. > > > So, is there a way to do what I'm trying? > > > Thanks! > > Rich Lague > > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution >
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