On Mon, Sep 12, 2016, at 05:53 AM, Clive Lee wrote: > I am a beginner in a mess over file type > I wrote a little Haskell source code 6 months ago and returning I find > the source files have type Haskell Source File” > When I try to store new source code it fails to load either “not > found” or “does not contain module or source code” The files all have > type Text Document even when I try extension “.hs”
"Text document" has a couple different meanings: (1) a file with a '.txt' extension and (2) a file containing human-readable characters (filed with non-human readable data are called 'binary'). For Haskell source you want the second kind, and not the first. > The “Save as” in Word or NotePad does not give me the option of > Haskell Source File. > I’ve even tried to start with my original files (OK load) but they > save as Text Documents and then won’t load By default Windows hides file extensions and programs often add an extension. Your '.hs' file may actually be a '.hs.txt'. A search for "windows show file extensions" should help you out. Word and NotePad will be fussy about file extensions. You need an editor designed for programming. A good one to start with is NotePad++: https://notepad-plus-plus.org > I’m embarrassed I can’t get over first step – I find the user guide a > little complicated for a raw beginner and I must miss something in > tutorials. We were all beginners once, so no need to be embarrassed. I hope this helps. > Any help appreciated > Best regards > > Clive > _________________________________________________ > Glasgow-haskell-users mailing list > Glasgow-haskell-users@haskell.org > http://mail.haskell.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/glasgow-haskell-users
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