Re: How to save to local file via native file dialogue?

[Keith Clarke via use-livecode]

If one definition of insanity is to repeat the same behaviour and expect a 
different outcome - then that was definitely me, as this isn’t my first 'little 
CSV utility' ! :-)
Best,
Keith.. 

> On 10 Mar 2017, at 17:05, Bob Sneidar via use-livecode 
>  wrote:
> 
> Didn't someone go insane once trying to do something similar? 
> 
> Bob S
> 
> 
>> On Mar 10, 2017, at 08:50 , Keith Clarke via use-livecode 
>>  wrote:
>> 
>> Hi Folks,
>> I’m building a little utility to parse a regular html report file I get into 
>> CSV form to slice & dice with Excel. 
> 
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Re: How to save to local file via native file dialogue?

[Bob Sneidar via use-livecode]

Didn't someone go insane once trying to do something similar? 

Bob S


> On Mar 10, 2017, at 08:50 , Keith Clarke via use-livecode 
>  wrote:
> 
> Hi Folks,
> I’m building a little utility to parse a regular html report file I get into 
> CSV form to slice & dice with Excel. 

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RE: How to save to local file via native file dialogue?

[Ralph DiMola via use-livecode]

Keith,

'Ask File' will do the trick.
'ask file' is the "save file" complement to 'answer file'

Ralph DiMola
IT Director
Evergreen Information Services
rdim...@evergreeninfo.net

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From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of 
Keith Clarke via use-livecode
Sent: Friday, March 10, 2017 11:50 AM
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Subject: How to save to local file via native file dialogue?

Hi Folks,
I’m building a little utility to parse a regular html report file I get into 
CSV form to slice & dice with Excel. 

Input & transformation phases are sorted. 
Input processing uses 'answer file' to select a source file via the native file 
dialogue, set the defaultFolder and load the HTML content via put URL Transform 
to structured tabular form is neatly handled via chunk replace & filter 
functions and iteration.

However, I’m struggling to find the syntax needed to save the contents of the 
output variable / field into a local file via the OS file save dialogue for 
flexibility. I’m guessing it’s a variant of 'put theContent into URL “file:” & 
theFolderPathAndName’ but this seems hard-wired.

What trick am I missing here?
Thanks,
Keith..   
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