Hi Richard, > Am 30.10.2019 um 22:28 schrieb Dr. Hawkins via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>: > > I’ve tried every combination of cr, lf, and crlf, but whenever I assemble > into a file, I get something that neither the OSX terminal or vim recognizes > as having lf in it > > I build a set of commands in mrgCmds, appending cr as I go, but I get a bunch > of ^M in the otherwise uninterrupted stream with vi and less, while cat shows > me the last line (presumably, as it keeps writing it over. > > The code in question is > put "outFil=open(theOutPdf, 'wb')" & cr after mrgCmds > put "outFil.write(theOutPdf)" & cr after mrgCmds > put "quit" & cr after mrgCmds > replace cr with crlf in mrgCmds > open file fldr & "/theCmds.py" for write > write mrgCmds to file fldr & "/theCmds.py" > close file fldr & "/theCmds.py" > > please, someone help, before the termcap flashbacks tern me into a quivering > blob of fear! > — > Richard E. Hawkins, Esq.
I remember that a very, very long time ago I was advised to use numtochar(8) as a "line delimiter" for macOS shell scripts written to disk. At least worth a try... Best Klaus -- Klaus Major https://www.major-k.de kl...@major-k.de _______________________________________________ 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
