Sorry not to have been more clear.
- I have a test/trial/learning stack started.
- I and it are using the OS X platform for now.
- I am using the educator's full version (ie, this isn't a limited-version problem).
- I am using "answer file of type" and/or "answer file with filter" along with parameters like "JPEG" or "JPEGPICT" or "GIFf" or "JPEGPICTGIFf" to try to display to the user a directory listing in which only directories and files of those graphics types are displayed.
- I find that there are, for example, files names "abc.jpg" which are filtered correctly BUT other files in that same directory, named "xyz.jpg", which are NOT filtered correcty.
- It's not a filename-suffix matter (as one might think in the old 8.3 dos days) because the suffixes are the same AND the non-working files have, upon examination in ResEdit, the correct filetype (eg, "JPEG").
- So - unless I am overlooking something obvious, which is very possible, I don't see how to use "answer file" to consistently yield correctly filtered directories, at least in this OS X, graphics-file case.
- I'm not (yet?) having trouble *opening* a file, at this point I just want a correctly filtered directory to be displayed.
Look at the "answer file" command in the Transcript Dictionary.
- yes, I would have RTFM if I'd had one :-)
- I thought my brief description had shown that I had used the correct sytax and parameters as briefly outlined in the dictionary. Sorry for the lack of clarity.
- I have tried searching this list's archives.
- I have looked at the "revolution for newbies" bulletin board.
- and generic google searches.
thanks again for any help for which you might have time.
tom
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Look at the "answer file" command in the Transcript Dictionary.
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-----Original Message----- [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of tom farrell Sent: Monday, June 02, 2003 11:00 PM Subject: newbie: OS X and answer file ?
Hi...
I want to allow a Mac OS X user to choose graphics files from a directory listing.
Is it possible, in OS X, to setup "answer file with filter" or "answer file of type" in such a way as to actually display as available jpeg, gif and png files? (where the answer to "Is it possible" does NOT include opening every file in a directory)
With just a simple use of "answer file of type...", some of the relevant graphics file are displayed correctly. Many are not. Looking at some of the non-selectable files (ie, the dimmed/greyed out ones) in ResEdit shows that they do have seem to have the correct filetype (JPEG, for example).
Does one have to do by hand what one had hoped "answer file" would do?
thanks in advance for any time you might have for a reply.
tom
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