> I am using "setPref" and "getPref" and I would like to check
> if a text file is present in my system. Specifically in your
> OS drive (system folder).
1) getOSDirectory() doesn't return a path that ends with a path separator on
Windows, but it does on Mac. You would need to add a "\" to create that
file there. Otherwise, you're creating something like "C:\WINNTgehfs.txt".
2) this really isn't the proper use for getPref(). Yes, it returns void if
it doesn't find the file, but Director wants to supply the path for getPref
and setPref. It's supposed to be used in conjunction with a PREFS folder at
the application level. This info is easily accessible in Director's help
file, by the way.
3) if you want to check for the existence of a file in a particular place,
use FileXtra's FileExists() or BudAPI's baFileExists(). OSXtra probably has
a similar function.
HTH
Rob
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