Seems like ShellPath would be undefined in this circumstance. AbsolutePath seems like a reasonable substitute.
Do you expect RB to parse out the file spec for you, determine what part, if any, actually exists, and then append the rest to the shellpath for that? Consider the path: c:\program files\my applications\my program where c:\program files exists, but the rest doesn't. You would get: c:\progra~1\my applications\my program which isn't very useful, as it combines short and long names. > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Chris > Halford > Sent: Wednesday, November 08, 2006 2:53 PM > To: REALbasic NUG > Subject: Re: Windows Path > > > It now seems to me that the issue is if you have > > f.shellPath, and f.exists=false then you get the absolute path. > I tried referring to a non-existing file in the temporary items > folder. If this file is "F": > > msgBox f.shellPath produces what you would expect from the absolute > path. > msgBox f.parent.shellPath+"\"+f.name gives you a dos path as you > would want. > > If this rings as true, or as a valid bug, and anyone else wants to > report it, I would appreciate it. Long day, I'm spent... if it isn't > bugged by tomorrow, then I'll do it myself. > > G'night. > > C. > > On Nov 8, 2006, at 11:56 AM, Tim Jones wrote: > > > On Nov 8, 2006, at 4:35 AM, Chris Halford wrote: > > > >> I'm on the same version, but I am seeing this on non English > >> installs. I'll try English when I get to the office today. > >> > > Careful here as I still suspect that something isn't right in RB > > and I don't expect that language version makes any difference. > > There is an outstanding shellpath issue that still seems to visit > > itself upon us in seemingly random circumstances. > > > > > http://www.realsoftware.com/feedback/viewreport.php?reportid=kmzqjjsc > > > > We've seen this on Mac and Windows even though the report focuses > > on Mac. Sometimes we get back the Shellpath ( /Volumes/My > > Volume ), sometimes we get the Shellpath duplicated ( /Volumes/My > > Volume/My Volume ), and sometimes we get back the AbsolutePath ( My > > Volume: ). All this from the simple: > > > > fi.ShellPath > > > > Call (fi is the FolderItem). > > > > Tim > > -- > > Tim Jones > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: > > <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> > > > > Search the archives of this list here: > > <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html> > > _______________________________________________ > Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: > <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> > > Search the archives of this list here: > <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html> > > _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives of this list here: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
