Richmond, thanks for your answer. So i do not have to worry about that my script might be causing this.
Regards, Matthias Am 25.09.2011 um 09:45 schrieb Richmond Mathewson: > On 09/25/2011 03:34 AM, Matthias Rebbe wrote: >> Hi, >> >> i want to drag a folder into a field to get the path displayed. I am using >> the following code in the field script: >> >> ON dragEnter >> IF there is a folder the dragdata["files"] >> THEN >> set the dragaction to copy >> END IF >> END dragEnter >> >> ON dragDrop >> set the text of me to the dragdata["files"] >> END dragDrop >> >> >> This works fine under Win and Mac OS x. The path is displayed correctly. >> Under Linux there is "file://" added before the path. >> >> For example the path /home/matthias/desktop becomes >> file:///home/matthias/desktop >> >> If i do not use any script in the field, the path is displayed correctly >> without the leading "file://". >> But I need to use a field script, because my original script is doing some >> adjustments to the path (replace backslash with slash under windows). Is >> this Linux specific? Or am i doing something wrong? I know i can solve this >> with >> "replace "file://" with "" in field ...." , but i would like to know and >> understand why "file://" is added to the path. > > At the risk of sounding moronic; because the object you are dropping, results > in a file path, and, on Linux all files paths are prefixed with "file://". > Your file path IS displayed correctly on > Linux, in a Linux fashion. > > Anyway, all you need is a wee script to strip out the "file://",. >> >> Regards, >> >> Matthias >> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> [email protected] >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription >> preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > [email protected] > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription > preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
