Kevin Miller wrote:
>
> On 17/5/00 12:42 pm, Pierre Sahores <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> > Hi the list,
> >
> > First : If i run the script below :
> >
> > on mrl1
> > set the directory to "/"
> > put the directories into dirsG
> > answer dirsG & cr & cr & the number of lines of dirsG
> > end mrl1
> >
> > i get a clean list of the directories and files stored in dirsG but
> > nothing about the second part of the last line script request "& cr & cr
> > & the number of lines of dirsG".
> >
> > I'm probably mistaking but where ?
>
> That should be:
>
> the number of lines in dirsG
Kevin,
After testing, "the number of lines in/of dirsG" is equivalent, probably
for an Hypercard compatibility matter.
Dave found the solution. I got the right result but the answer dialog
box don't present it in its integrality (the same kind of 255 chars, or
so, limit that we had in Hypercard) ;-)
I know yet how to avoid the problem.
Thank's a lot,
Regards, Pierre
> > Second : Is there some complete doc available anywhere about "the
> > directories" related uses.
>
> As far as I know, they are pretty straightforward to use. You set the
> directory then get the directories. You can set the directory to a relative
> path (relative to the current directory) or go up a directory by setting it
> to "..".
>
> Regards,
>
> Kevin
>
> > Thank's a lot.
> >
> > Pierre Sahores
> >
> > CRDP de l'academie de Creteil
> > WEB, DB, ASP, VPN, B2B design
>
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