OK now that we are learning to write preferences files. . . how to test for
their existence?
exists url "file://mcPrefs/proxyPrefs.txt"
returns an error message even though the file is there.
Of course one can try to simply get the data (prefs saved in an engine level
folder)
on mouseUp
put the directory & "/mcPrefs/proxyPrefs.txt" into tPrefsPath
put url tPrefsPath into msg
end mouseUp
This works and if it is not returned then you know it doesn't exist at least
at that location. But it will be helpful in the long wrong to have the
existence function work for a file ref as certain functions will be easier
scripted against the boolean than to keep testing a result which takes twice
the code lines.
if not (exists some file) then download whatever from the web
vs:
put some file into tVariable
if tVariable is empty then
download whatever from the web
end if
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on mouseUp
put the directory & "/mcPrefs/proxyPrefs.txt" into tPrefsPath
if exists url tPrefsPath then put "yes"
end mouseUp
The above doesn't work but the file is there and can be read from that
path.
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