Re: What the heck? Writing and reading ios files??
Ralph DiMola wrote: > I did not know that. I thought all DNS was case insensitive not just > the TLD. I never seen it to the contrary. > > The Unicode thing is scary though. It validates my surfing habits. I > never use email links. If I get an email from say my bank I always > type the URL into a browser or a verified bookmark to check it out. Good habit. For extra protection this browser extension (Firefox, Chrome, Opera) will warn and block when you attempt to visit a Unicode domain: https://aykutcevik.com/blog/idn-safe-now-available-for-nearly-all-browsers/ -- Richard Gaskin Fourth World Systems Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web ambassa...@fourthworld.comhttp://www.FourthWorld.com ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
RE: What the heck? Writing and reading ios files??
I did not know that. I thought all DNS was case insensitive not just the TLD. I never seen it to the contrary. The Unicode thing is scary though. It validates my surfing habits. I never use email links. If I get an email from say my bank I always type the URL into a browser or a verified bookmark to check it out. Live and learn, thanks. Ralph DiMola IT Director Evergreen Information Services rdim...@evergreeninfo.net -Original Message- From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of Mark Wieder via use-livecode Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2020 6:36 PM To: Ralph DiMola via use-livecode Cc: Mark Wieder Subject: Re: What the heck? Writing and reading ios files?? On 6/25/20 2:16 PM, Ralph DiMola via use-livecode wrote: > FYI: So does Android. > > ...Imagine if we had case sensitive URLs or email addresses... Um. In that case, you'll probably be surprised to find out that URLs *are* case-sensitive. It's only the TLD where it doesn't matter. What *is* a problem is the use of unicode characters to simulate ASCII in URLs in order to redirect traffic to phishing sites. -- Mark Wieder ahsoftw...@gmail.com ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: What the heck? Writing and reading ios files??
Glad to see you got it working!
JB
> On Jun 25, 2020, at 3:25 PM, Prothero-ELS via use-livecode
> wrote:
>
> JB,
> Thanks for the comment. Yes, I went back to my previous use of “_” in the
> file name. All is working now. It was the difference between “l” and “L” in a
> file name. Sheesh!
> Bill
>
> William Prothero
> https://earthlearningsolutions.org
>
>> On Jun 25, 2020, at 2:27 PM, JB via use-livecode
>> wrote:
>>
>> I don’t think the underscore character “_” should cause any problems
>> in the pathname but if you use a space in the name you need to be
>> sure and enclose the pathname in quotes or it will fail.
>>
>> JB
>>
>>> On Jun 25, 2020, at 1:53 PM, Terry Judd via use-livecode
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> On 26/06/2020, 02:40, "use-livecode on behalf of William Prothero via
>>> use-livecode" >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Jacqueline:
>>> Thanks for responding. I am really stuck on this.
>>>
>>> I can write the file, and get a list of the files I write, but when I try
>>> to read the file using the same code to create the filepaths, etc, the read
>>> routine says the file doesn’t exist. It all works in the dev environment. I
>>> had used a “_” char in the filenames, so I removed it. The read routine
>>> can’t find the file. Very wierd.
>>>
>>> I’m going to try to make a very simple test case that I can run on my
>>> phone and post it, but I’m going to take a break. I’ve posted my file
>>> reading and writing code here, but there is probably too much to go
>>> through.
>>>
>>> Thanks for responding,
>>> Bill
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi Bill - here's an example script that I use cross-platform (desktop, iOS
>>> and Android) for reading and writing a settings file using
>>> specialFoderPath("documents") on mobile and specialFolderPath("support") on
>>> desktop. In this case the 'settings' are an array that are stored in a
>>> multipurpose global array (gData).
>>>
>>> Terry...
>>>
>>> global gData
>>>
>>> on setPaths
>>> switch environment()
>>>case "mobile"
>>> put specialFolderPath("documents")&"/" into tFolder
>>> break
>>>default
>>> put specialFolderPath("support")&"/myAppName/" into tFolder
>>> if not (there is a folder tFolder) then
>>> create folder tFolder
>>> end if
>>> end switch
>>> put tFolder&"settings.dat" into gData["paths"]["settings"]
>>> end setPaths
>>>
>>> on loadSettings
>>> put gData["paths"]["settings"] into tPath
>>> put url ("binfile:"&tPath) into tSettings
>>> if tSettings is not empty then
>>>put arrayDecode(tSettings) into tSettingsA
>>>if tSettingsA is an array then
>>> put tSettingsA into gData["settings"]
>>>else
>>> # invalid settings data
>>>end if
>>> else
>>># no settings file
>>> end if
>>> end loadSettings
>>>
>>> on updateSettings
>>> put gData["paths"]["settings"] into tPath
>>> put gData["settings"] into tSettings
>>> put arrayEncode(tSettings) into tSettings
>>> put tSettings into url ("binfile:"&tPath)
>>> end updateSettings
>>>
>>> on clearSettings
>>> put gData["paths"]["settings"] into tPath
>>> if there is a file tPath then delete file tPath
>>> end clearSettings
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Re: What the heck? Writing and reading ios files??
On 6/25/20 2:16 PM, Ralph DiMola via use-livecode wrote: FYI: So does Android. ...Imagine if we had case sensitive URLs or email addresses... Um. In that case, you'll probably be surprised to find out that URLs *are* case-sensitive. It's only the TLD where it doesn't matter. What *is* a problem is the use of unicode characters to simulate ASCII in URLs in order to redirect traffic to phishing sites. -- Mark Wieder ahsoftw...@gmail.com ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: What the heck? Writing and reading ios files??
JB,
Thanks for the comment. Yes, I went back to my previous use of “_” in the file
name. All is working now. It was the difference between “l” and “L” in a file
name. Sheesh!
Bill
William Prothero
https://earthlearningsolutions.org
> On Jun 25, 2020, at 2:27 PM, JB via use-livecode
> wrote:
>
> I don’t think the underscore character “_” should cause any problems
> in the pathname but if you use a space in the name you need to be
> sure and enclose the pathname in quotes or it will fail.
>
> JB
>
>> On Jun 25, 2020, at 1:53 PM, Terry Judd via use-livecode
>> wrote:
>>
>> On 26/06/2020, 02:40, "use-livecode on behalf of William Prothero via
>> use-livecode" > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>>
>> Jacqueline:
>> Thanks for responding. I am really stuck on this.
>>
>> I can write the file, and get a list of the files I write, but when I try
>> to read the file using the same code to create the filepaths, etc, the read
>> routine says the file doesn’t exist. It all works in the dev environment. I
>> had used a “_” char in the filenames, so I removed it. The read routine
>> can’t find the file. Very wierd.
>>
>> I’m going to try to make a very simple test case that I can run on my
>> phone and post it, but I’m going to take a break. I’ve posted my file
>> reading and writing code here, but there is probably too much to go through.
>>
>> Thanks for responding,
>> Bill
>>
>>
>> Hi Bill - here's an example script that I use cross-platform (desktop, iOS
>> and Android) for reading and writing a settings file using
>> specialFoderPath("documents") on mobile and specialFolderPath("support") on
>> desktop. In this case the 'settings' are an array that are stored in a
>> multipurpose global array (gData).
>>
>> Terry...
>>
>> global gData
>>
>> on setPaths
>> switch environment()
>> case "mobile"
>>put specialFolderPath("documents")&"/" into tFolder
>>break
>> default
>>put specialFolderPath("support")&"/myAppName/" into tFolder
>>if not (there is a folder tFolder) then
>> create folder tFolder
>>end if
>> end switch
>> put tFolder&"settings.dat" into gData["paths"]["settings"]
>> end setPaths
>>
>> on loadSettings
>> put gData["paths"]["settings"] into tPath
>> put url ("binfile:"&tPath) into tSettings
>> if tSettings is not empty then
>> put arrayDecode(tSettings) into tSettingsA
>> if tSettingsA is an array then
>>put tSettingsA into gData["settings"]
>> else
>># invalid settings data
>> end if
>> else
>> # no settings file
>> end if
>> end loadSettings
>>
>> on updateSettings
>> put gData["paths"]["settings"] into tPath
>> put gData["settings"] into tSettings
>> put arrayEncode(tSettings) into tSettings
>> put tSettings into url ("binfile:"&tPath)
>> end updateSettings
>>
>> on clearSettings
>> put gData["paths"]["settings"] into tPath
>> if there is a file tPath then delete file tPath
>> end clearSettings
>>
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Re: What the heck? Writing and reading ios files??
I don’t think the underscore character “_” should cause any problems
in the pathname but if you use a space in the name you need to be
sure and enclose the pathname in quotes or it will fail.
JB
> On Jun 25, 2020, at 1:53 PM, Terry Judd via use-livecode
> wrote:
>
> On 26/06/2020, 02:40, "use-livecode on behalf of William Prothero via
> use-livecode" use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>
>Jacqueline:
>Thanks for responding. I am really stuck on this.
>
>I can write the file, and get a list of the files I write, but when I try
> to read the file using the same code to create the filepaths, etc, the read
> routine says the file doesn’t exist. It all works in the dev environment. I
> had used a “_” char in the filenames, so I removed it. The read routine can’t
> find the file. Very wierd.
>
>I’m going to try to make a very simple test case that I can run on my
> phone and post it, but I’m going to take a break. I’ve posted my file reading
> and writing code here, but there is probably too much to go through.
>
>Thanks for responding,
>Bill
>
>
> Hi Bill - here's an example script that I use cross-platform (desktop, iOS
> and Android) for reading and writing a settings file using
> specialFoderPath("documents") on mobile and specialFolderPath("support") on
> desktop. In this case the 'settings' are an array that are stored in a
> multipurpose global array (gData).
>
> Terry...
>
> global gData
>
> on setPaths
> switch environment()
> case "mobile"
> put specialFolderPath("documents")&"/" into tFolder
> break
> default
> put specialFolderPath("support")&"/myAppName/" into tFolder
> if not (there is a folder tFolder) then
>create folder tFolder
> end if
> end switch
> put tFolder&"settings.dat" into gData["paths"]["settings"]
> end setPaths
>
> on loadSettings
> put gData["paths"]["settings"] into tPath
> put url ("binfile:"&tPath) into tSettings
> if tSettings is not empty then
> put arrayDecode(tSettings) into tSettingsA
> if tSettingsA is an array then
> put tSettingsA into gData["settings"]
> else
> # invalid settings data
> end if
> else
> # no settings file
> end if
> end loadSettings
>
> on updateSettings
> put gData["paths"]["settings"] into tPath
> put gData["settings"] into tSettings
> put arrayEncode(tSettings) into tSettings
> put tSettings into url ("binfile:"&tPath)
> end updateSettings
>
> on clearSettings
> put gData["paths"]["settings"] into tPath
> if there is a file tPath then delete file tPath
> end clearSettings
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RE: What the heck? Writing and reading ios files??
FYI: So does Android. I always get pushback when I say "case sensitivity in file names is a disaster waiting to happen". If doesn't waste a few days now it will later. The push back is either purest or that it saves cpu cycles. If your running Amazon's website then OK have a party with case sensitivity but in most cases it doesn't make much if any performance difference. Imagine if we had case sensitive URLs or email addresses. That would be a hackers dream. Ralph DiMola IT Director Evergreen Information Services rdim...@evergreeninfo.net -Original Message- From: use-livecode [mailto:use-livecode-boun...@lists.runrev.com] On Behalf Of prothero--- via use-livecode Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2020 4:07 PM To: JJS via use-livecode Cc: proth...@earthlearningsolutions.org Subject: Re: What the heck? Writing and reading ios files?? Folks: Thanks for you input. What I found out is that the iPhone cares very much about case in text, but running the app on my desktop didn’t care about case, so I had a mystery solved only by going down every blind alley until I finally found the offending code. It also seems, but I haven’t tested this because I’m burned out after a day fighting with this, is that it seems the put URL statement likes to have its defaultFolder set and that it doesn’t like full pathnames. Not sure, but …… This is one thing that can be extremely frustrating when the IDE doesn’t match the requirements for the destination device. Seems maybe there could be warning that would appear in the help files especially about the case sensitivity of iOS filenames. BTW, specialFilePath(“Documents”) works on ios, as does specialFilePath(“documents”), at least on the versions I'm using. (iOS latest and latest Mac OS’s). Thanks for your responses, BIll William A. Prothero Santa Barbara, CA. 93105 http://earthlearningsolutions.org/ ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: What the heck? Writing and reading ios files??
On 26/06/2020, 02:40, "use-livecode on behalf of William Prothero via
use-livecode" wrote:
Jacqueline:
Thanks for responding. I am really stuck on this.
I can write the file, and get a list of the files I write, but when I try
to read the file using the same code to create the filepaths, etc, the read
routine says the file doesn’t exist. It all works in the dev environment. I had
used a “_” char in the filenames, so I removed it. The read routine can’t find
the file. Very wierd.
I’m going to try to make a very simple test case that I can run on my phone
and post it, but I’m going to take a break. I’ve posted my file reading and
writing code here, but there is probably too much to go through.
Thanks for responding,
Bill
Hi Bill - here's an example script that I use cross-platform (desktop, iOS and
Android) for reading and writing a settings file using
specialFoderPath("documents") on mobile and specialFolderPath("support") on
desktop. In this case the 'settings' are an array that are stored in a
multipurpose global array (gData).
Terry...
global gData
on setPaths
switch environment()
case "mobile"
put specialFolderPath("documents")&"/" into tFolder
break
default
put specialFolderPath("support")&"/myAppName/" into tFolder
if not (there is a folder tFolder) then
create folder tFolder
end if
end switch
put tFolder&"settings.dat" into gData["paths"]["settings"]
end setPaths
on loadSettings
put gData["paths"]["settings"] into tPath
put url ("binfile:"&tPath) into tSettings
if tSettings is not empty then
put arrayDecode(tSettings) into tSettingsA
if tSettingsA is an array then
put tSettingsA into gData["settings"]
else
# invalid settings data
end if
else
# no settings file
end if
end loadSettings
on updateSettings
put gData["paths"]["settings"] into tPath
put gData["settings"] into tSettings
put arrayEncode(tSettings) into tSettings
put tSettings into url ("binfile:"&tPath)
end updateSettings
on clearSettings
put gData["paths"]["settings"] into tPath
if there is a file tPath then delete file tPath
end clearSettings
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Re: What the heck? Writing and reading ios files??
Folks: Thanks for you input. What I found out is that the iPhone cares very much about case in text, but running the app on my desktop didn’t care about case, so I had a mystery solved only by going down every blind alley until I finally found the offending code. It also seems, but I haven’t tested this because I’m burned out after a day fighting with this, is that it seems the put URL statement likes to have its defaultFolder set and that it doesn’t like full pathnames. Not sure, but …… This is one thing that can be extremely frustrating when the IDE doesn’t match the requirements for the destination device. Seems maybe there could be warning that would appear in the help files especially about the case sensitivity of iOS filenames. BTW, specialFilePath(“Documents”) works on ios, as does specialFilePath(“documents”), at least on the versions I'm using. (iOS latest and latest Mac OS’s). Thanks for your responses, BIll William A. Prothero Santa Barbara, CA. 93105 http://earthlearningsolutions.org/ ___ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
Re: What the heck? Writing and reading ios files??
Jacqueline:
Thanks for responding. I am really stuck on this.
I can write the file, and get a list of the files I write, but when I try to
read the file using the same code to create the filepaths, etc, the read
routine says the file doesn’t exist. It all works in the dev environment. I had
used a “_” char in the filenames, so I removed it. The read routine can’t find
the file. Very wierd.
I’m going to try to make a very simple test case that I can run on my phone and
post it, but I’m going to take a break. I’ve posted my file reading and writing
code here, but there is probably too much to go through.
Thanks for responding,
Bill
--saves an arbitrary array to the waterdetective local storage folder
--fname is the name of the db, tNameExt -"_Wkng" for added files, or "_Dwnld"
for downloaded files.
on saveArrayToLocal fName,tArray
put fixUpFName(fName) into fName
if fname contains "meterReadingsA" then
--breakpoint
end if
if the last char of fName is cr then
delete the last char of fName
end if
put getPathToUserDocuments() into tFloc
put tFloc into tFolder
--put tFloc&"/"&"waterdetective" into tFolder
checkCreateFolder tFolder
put tFolder&"/"&fName into tDataFile
delete file tDataFile
put arrayEncode(tArray) into temp
put base64encode(temp) into tData
put tData into URL ("binfile:"&tDataFile)
--put tData into URL ("file:"&tDataFile)
wait 2 seconds
--This is for testing with debug
if there is a file tDataFile then
put "Yes" into x
put tDataFile into theLocalPath
else
put "No" into x
end if
end saveArrayToLocal
on deleteLocalTempFiles tFileNameAddon
put checkCreateLocalFolder() into tFolderPath
put getTheLocalFiles() into tFiles
repeat for each line tFile in tFiles
put tFile&tFileNameAddon into theFileToDelete
if not (char 1 of theFileToDelete is ".") then
put tFolderPath&"/"&theFileToDelete into xFilePath
delete file xFilePath
end if
end repeat
end deleteLocalTempFiles
function getTheLocalFiles
put checkCreateLocalFolder() into tFolderPath
set the defaultFolder to tFolderPath
put files(tFolderPath) into tFiles
return tFiles
end getTheLocalFiles
function isThereALocalFile fName
put fixUpFName(fName) into fName
put getPathToUserDocuments() into tFloc
put tFloc&"/"&fName into tDataFile
if there is a file tDataFile then
return TRUE
else
return FALSE
end if
end isThereALocalFile
function fixUpFName fName
replace "_" with "xx" in fName
return fName
end fixUpFName
--creates local folder and returns the folderPath
function checkCreateLocalFolder tFolder
put getPathToUserDocuments() into tFloc
if tFolder = "" then
return tFloc
exit checkCreateLocalFolder
end if
put tFloc&"/"&tFolder into tFolderPath
checkCreateFolder tFolderPath
return tFolderPath
end checkCreateLocalFolder
--retrieves an arbitrary array from the waterdetective local storage folder
function getArrayFromLocal fName
put fixUpFName(fName) into fName
if fname contains "meterReadingsA" then
--breakpoint
end if
put getPathToUserDocuments() into tFloc
put tFloc&"/"&fName into tFile
put isThereALocalFile(fName) into isAFile
if isAFile is TRUE then
put URL ("binfile:"&tFile) into temp
--put URL ("file:"&tFile) into temp
put base64decode(temp) into temp
put arrayDecode(temp) into tArray
else
return "Can't find file."
end if
return tArray
end getArrayFromLocal
on deleteLocalFile fName
put fixUpFName(fName) into fName
put getPathToUserDocuments() into tFloc
put tFloc&"/"&"waterdetective/"&fName into tFile
if there is a file tFile then
delete file tFile
end if
end deleteLocalFile
--tFolder is the complete path to the folder to be tested
on checkCreateFolder tFolder
if there is not a folder tFolder then
create folder tFolder
end if
end checkCreateFolder
function getPathToUserDocuments tFolder
put specialFolderPath("documents") into tPath
if the environment contains "development" then
put tPath&"/waterdetective" into tPath
end if
if tFolder = "" then
return tPath
else
put tPath&"/"&tFolder into tPath
end if
return tPath
end getPathToUserDocuments
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> On Jun 24, 2020, at 9:22 PM, J. Landman Gay via use-livecode
> wrote:
>
> Mobile is case-sensitive, desktop isn't. The "documents" folder should be all
> lower case.
>
> If that's not the problem then show us the lines of script that both create
> the file path and retrieve it.
>
> --
> Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com
> HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com
> On June 24, 2020 10:06:45 PM prothero--- via use-livecode
> wrote:
>
>> Added info:
>> I’ve tried putting the files in “cache”, in the “Documents” folder directly,
>> and using
>>> put URL ("file:
Re: What the heck? Writing and reading ios files??
Hi Bill,
> Am 25.06.2020 um 02:35 schrieb prothero--- via use-livecode
> :
>
> Folks:
> I’m having a very weird problem writing then reading the same file on ios. I
> must be missing something very basic. I’ve checked the path to the file when
> it is written and it matches exactly to the path when I try to read it. In
> the read routine, I check for the file’s existence and it says it doesn’t.
> But when I write the file and immediately check for the file’s existence (in
> the same handler), it says it exists. I’ve checked the path with the debugger
> and the path it writes to is exactly the same as the path it looks for the
> file in.
>
> I must be missing something very basic. It works on my dev system, but in the
> phone, it can’t find the files it just wrote. Is there some kind of
> permission needed? I’m stumped.
>
> Please enlighten me. There must be some really, really basic thing I’m
> missing.
>
> Thanks,
> Bill
>
> --retrieves an arbitrary array from the waterdetective local storage folder
> ...
> function getPathToUserDocuments
## Use lowercase -> documents!
> put specialFolderPath("documents") into tPath
> ...
> William A. Prothero
> Santa Barbara, CA. 93105
> http://earthlearningsolutions.org/
Best
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Re: What the heck? Writing and reading ios files??
Mobile is case-sensitive, desktop isn't. The "documents" folder should be
all lower case.
If that's not the problem then show us the lines of script that both create
the file path and retrieve it.
--
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HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com
On June 24, 2020 10:06:45 PM prothero--- via use-livecode
wrote:
Added info:
I’ve tried putting the files in “cache”, in the “Documents” folder
directly, and using
put URL ("file:"&tFile)
to store the data. Didn’t change anything.
I also looked at the lesson on reading and writing livecode files. Nothing
helps.
I’m using Livecode Business 9.6.0 on a Mac running 10.15.5
This is the last hurdle I have before am finished with this project. Any
suggestions would be mucho appreciated.
Best,
Bill
William A. Prothero
Santa Barbara, CA. 93105
http://earthlearningsolutions.org/
On Jun 24, 2020, at 5:35 PM, prothero--- via use-livecode
wrote:
Folks:
I’m having a very weird problem writing then reading the same file on ios.
I must be missing something very basic. I’ve checked the path to the file
when it is written and it matches exactly to the path when I try to read
it. In the read routine, I check for the file’s existence and it says it
doesn’t. But when I write the file and immediately check for the file’s
existence (in the same handler), it says it exists. I’ve checked the path
with the debugger and the path it writes to is exactly the same as the path
it looks for the file in.
I must be missing something very basic. It works on my dev system, but in
the phone, it can’t find the files it just wrote. Is there some kind of
permission needed? I’m stumped.
Please enlighten me. There must be some really, really basic thing I’m missing.
Thanks,
Bill
--retrieves an arbitrary array from the waterdetective local storage folder
function getArrayFromLocal fName
put getPathToUserDocuments() into tFloc
put tFloc&"/"&"waterdetective/"&fName into tFile
if the last char of tFile is cr then
delete the last char of tFile
end if
—It can’t find the file I just wrote
if there is a file tFile then
put URL ("binfile:"&tFile) into temp
put base64decode(temp) into temp
put arrayDecode(temp) into tArray
else
return ""
end if
return tArray
end getArrayFromLocal
function getPathToUserDocuments
put specialFolderPath("Documents") into tPath
return tPath
end getPathToUserDocuments
on saveArrayToLocal fName,tArray
if fname contains "meterReadingsA" then
breakpoint
end if
--put tNameExt after fName
if the last char of fName is cr then
delete the last char of fName
end if
put getPathToUserDocuments() into tFloc
put tFloc&"/"&"waterdetective" into tFolder
checkCreateFolder tFolder
put tFolder&"/"&fName into tDataFile
delete file tDataFile
put arrayEncode(tArray) into temp
put base64encode(temp) into tData
put tData into URL ("binfile:"&tDataFile)
wait 2 seconds
if there is a file tDataFile then
put "Yes" into x —on ios I get “Yes"
put tDataFile into theLocalPath
else
put "No" into x
end if
end saveArrayToLocal
William A. Prothero
Santa Barbara, CA. 93105
http://earthlearningsolutions.org/
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Re: What the heck? Writing and reading ios files??
Another solution might be to copy and paste a file
or create a new file of any type and give it a name
like myPath or whatever. Put that file in the same
location of the directory you expect your other file
to show up in. You can use any method to get the
file path of your new file myPath and use the info
to validate the path you are providing for the file
you have been trying to create but cannot find.
There might be some hidden character etc that is
preventing the file showing up or even something
like a dot before the name making it invisible on a
mac.
JB
> On Jun 24, 2020, at 8:04 PM, prothero--- via use-livecode
> wrote:
>
> Added info:
> I’ve tried putting the files in “cache”, in the “Documents” folder directly,
> and using
>> put URL ("file:"&tFile)
> to store the data. Didn’t change anything.
> I also looked at the lesson on reading and writing livecode files. Nothing
> helps.
>
> I’m using Livecode Business 9.6.0 on a Mac running 10.15.5
>
> This is the last hurdle I have before am finished with this project. Any
> suggestions would be mucho appreciated.
>
> Best,
> Bill
>
> William A. Prothero
> Santa Barbara, CA. 93105
> http://earthlearningsolutions.org/
>
>> On Jun 24, 2020, at 5:35 PM, prothero--- via use-livecode
>> wrote:
>>
>> Folks:
>> I’m having a very weird problem writing then reading the same file on ios. I
>> must be missing something very basic. I’ve checked the path to the file when
>> it is written and it matches exactly to the path when I try to read it. In
>> the read routine, I check for the file’s existence and it says it doesn’t.
>> But when I write the file and immediately check for the file’s existence (in
>> the same handler), it says it exists. I’ve checked the path with the
>> debugger and the path it writes to is exactly the same as the path it looks
>> for the file in.
>>
>> I must be missing something very basic. It works on my dev system, but in
>> the phone, it can’t find the files it just wrote. Is there some kind of
>> permission needed? I’m stumped.
>>
>> Please enlighten me. There must be some really, really basic thing I’m
>> missing.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Bill
>>
>> --retrieves an arbitrary array from the waterdetective local storage folder
>>
>> function getArrayFromLocal fName
>>
>> put getPathToUserDocuments() into tFloc
>>
>> put tFloc&"/"&"waterdetective/"&fName into tFile
>>
>> if the last char of tFile is cr then
>>
>> delete the last char of tFile
>>
>> end if
>>
>> —It can’t find the file I just wrote
>> if there is a file tFile then
>>
>> put URL ("binfile:"&tFile) into temp
>>
>> put base64decode(temp) into temp
>>
>> put arrayDecode(temp) into tArray
>>
>> else
>>
>> return ""
>>
>> end if
>>
>> return tArray
>>
>> end getArrayFromLocal
>>
>>
>> function getPathToUserDocuments
>>
>> put specialFolderPath("Documents") into tPath
>>
>> return tPath
>>
>> end getPathToUserDocuments
>>
>> on saveArrayToLocal fName,tArray
>>
>> if fname contains "meterReadingsA" then
>>
>> breakpoint
>>
>> end if
>>
>> --put tNameExt after fName
>>
>> if the last char of fName is cr then
>>
>> delete the last char of fName
>>
>> end if
>>
>> put getPathToUserDocuments() into tFloc
>>
>> put tFloc&"/"&"waterdetective" into tFolder
>>
>> checkCreateFolder tFolder
>>
>> put tFolder&"/"&fName into tDataFile
>>
>> delete file tDataFile
>>
>> put arrayEncode(tArray) into temp
>>
>> put base64encode(temp) into tData
>>
>> put tData into URL ("binfile:"&tDataFile)
>>
>> wait 2 seconds
>>
>> if there is a file tDataFile then
>>
>> put "Yes" into x —on ios I get “Yes"
>>
>> put tDataFile into theLocalPath
>>
>> else
>>
>> put "No" into x
>>
>> end if
>>
>> end saveArrayToLocal
>>
>> William A. Prothero
>> Santa Barbara, CA. 93105
>> http://earthlearningsolutions.org/
>>
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Re: What the heck? Writing and reading ios files??
I didn’t test the code so I do not know what
is happening with the file. But and idea to
test for problems is only write code that will
put something like :Hello world!” into the file
and see if you can locate the file on your
drive. If you still have the problem at least
it can be fixed within that few lines of code
or it might be a bug of some sort.
JB
> On Jun 24, 2020, at 8:04 PM, prothero--- via use-livecode
> wrote:
>
> Added info:
> I’ve tried putting the files in “cache”, in the “Documents” folder directly,
> and using
>> put URL ("file:"&tFile)
> to store the data. Didn’t change anything.
> I also looked at the lesson on reading and writing livecode files. Nothing
> helps.
>
> I’m using Livecode Business 9.6.0 on a Mac running 10.15.5
>
> This is the last hurdle I have before am finished with this project. Any
> suggestions would be mucho appreciated.
>
> Best,
> Bill
>
> William A. Prothero
> Santa Barbara, CA. 93105
> http://earthlearningsolutions.org/
>
>> On Jun 24, 2020, at 5:35 PM, prothero--- via use-livecode
>> wrote:
>>
>> Folks:
>> I’m having a very weird problem writing then reading the same file on ios. I
>> must be missing something very basic. I’ve checked the path to the file when
>> it is written and it matches exactly to the path when I try to read it. In
>> the read routine, I check for the file’s existence and it says it doesn’t.
>> But when I write the file and immediately check for the file’s existence (in
>> the same handler), it says it exists. I’ve checked the path with the
>> debugger and the path it writes to is exactly the same as the path it looks
>> for the file in.
>>
>> I must be missing something very basic. It works on my dev system, but in
>> the phone, it can’t find the files it just wrote. Is there some kind of
>> permission needed? I’m stumped.
>>
>> Please enlighten me. There must be some really, really basic thing I’m
>> missing.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Bill
>>
>> --retrieves an arbitrary array from the waterdetective local storage folder
>>
>> function getArrayFromLocal fName
>>
>> put getPathToUserDocuments() into tFloc
>>
>> put tFloc&"/"&"waterdetective/"&fName into tFile
>>
>> if the last char of tFile is cr then
>>
>> delete the last char of tFile
>>
>> end if
>>
>> —It can’t find the file I just wrote
>> if there is a file tFile then
>>
>> put URL ("binfile:"&tFile) into temp
>>
>> put base64decode(temp) into temp
>>
>> put arrayDecode(temp) into tArray
>>
>> else
>>
>> return ""
>>
>> end if
>>
>> return tArray
>>
>> end getArrayFromLocal
>>
>>
>> function getPathToUserDocuments
>>
>> put specialFolderPath("Documents") into tPath
>>
>> return tPath
>>
>> end getPathToUserDocuments
>>
>> on saveArrayToLocal fName,tArray
>>
>> if fname contains "meterReadingsA" then
>>
>> breakpoint
>>
>> end if
>>
>> --put tNameExt after fName
>>
>> if the last char of fName is cr then
>>
>> delete the last char of fName
>>
>> end if
>>
>> put getPathToUserDocuments() into tFloc
>>
>> put tFloc&"/"&"waterdetective" into tFolder
>>
>> checkCreateFolder tFolder
>>
>> put tFolder&"/"&fName into tDataFile
>>
>> delete file tDataFile
>>
>> put arrayEncode(tArray) into temp
>>
>> put base64encode(temp) into tData
>>
>> put tData into URL ("binfile:"&tDataFile)
>>
>> wait 2 seconds
>>
>> if there is a file tDataFile then
>>
>> put "Yes" into x —on ios I get “Yes"
>>
>> put tDataFile into theLocalPath
>>
>> else
>>
>> put "No" into x
>>
>> end if
>>
>> end saveArrayToLocal
>>
>> William A. Prothero
>> Santa Barbara, CA. 93105
>> http://earthlearningsolutions.org/
>>
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Re: What the heck? Writing and reading ios files??
Added info:
I’ve tried putting the files in “cache”, in the “Documents” folder directly,
and using
> put URL ("file:"&tFile)
to store the data. Didn’t change anything.
I also looked at the lesson on reading and writing livecode files. Nothing
helps.
I’m using Livecode Business 9.6.0 on a Mac running 10.15.5
This is the last hurdle I have before am finished with this project. Any
suggestions would be mucho appreciated.
Best,
Bill
William A. Prothero
Santa Barbara, CA. 93105
http://earthlearningsolutions.org/
> On Jun 24, 2020, at 5:35 PM, prothero--- via use-livecode
> wrote:
>
> Folks:
> I’m having a very weird problem writing then reading the same file on ios. I
> must be missing something very basic. I’ve checked the path to the file when
> it is written and it matches exactly to the path when I try to read it. In
> the read routine, I check for the file’s existence and it says it doesn’t.
> But when I write the file and immediately check for the file’s existence (in
> the same handler), it says it exists. I’ve checked the path with the debugger
> and the path it writes to is exactly the same as the path it looks for the
> file in.
>
> I must be missing something very basic. It works on my dev system, but in the
> phone, it can’t find the files it just wrote. Is there some kind of
> permission needed? I’m stumped.
>
> Please enlighten me. There must be some really, really basic thing I’m
> missing.
>
> Thanks,
> Bill
>
> --retrieves an arbitrary array from the waterdetective local storage folder
>
> function getArrayFromLocal fName
>
> put getPathToUserDocuments() into tFloc
>
> put tFloc&"/"&"waterdetective/"&fName into tFile
>
> if the last char of tFile is cr then
>
> delete the last char of tFile
>
> end if
>
> —It can’t find the file I just wrote
> if there is a file tFile then
>
> put URL ("binfile:"&tFile) into temp
>
> put base64decode(temp) into temp
>
> put arrayDecode(temp) into tArray
>
> else
>
> return ""
>
> end if
>
> return tArray
>
> end getArrayFromLocal
>
>
> function getPathToUserDocuments
>
> put specialFolderPath("Documents") into tPath
>
> return tPath
>
> end getPathToUserDocuments
>
> on saveArrayToLocal fName,tArray
>
> if fname contains "meterReadingsA" then
>
> breakpoint
>
> end if
>
> --put tNameExt after fName
>
> if the last char of fName is cr then
>
> delete the last char of fName
>
> end if
>
> put getPathToUserDocuments() into tFloc
>
> put tFloc&"/"&"waterdetective" into tFolder
>
> checkCreateFolder tFolder
>
> put tFolder&"/"&fName into tDataFile
>
> delete file tDataFile
>
> put arrayEncode(tArray) into temp
>
> put base64encode(temp) into tData
>
> put tData into URL ("binfile:"&tDataFile)
>
> wait 2 seconds
>
> if there is a file tDataFile then
>
> put "Yes" into x —on ios I get “Yes"
>
> put tDataFile into theLocalPath
>
> else
>
> put "No" into x
>
> end if
>
> end saveArrayToLocal
>
> William A. Prothero
> Santa Barbara, CA. 93105
> http://earthlearningsolutions.org/
>
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