good thing I have a function to make that obsolete! ;) thanks for the tips! Xavier
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Thierry Arbellot > Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 13:08 > To: How to use Revolution > Subject: Re: OS delimiter question > > OS X is an Unix system, so the delimiter is slash But for > backward compatibility with OS 9, Finder and other apps use ":" > as delimiter > > Rev works with Unix-style names, it means the delimiter is > slash If you need to convert between Unix and legacy Mac > style, you could use the functions revMacFromUnixPath and > revUnixFromMacPath > > regards, > Thierry > > On 2005, Mar 5, , at 11:43, MisterX wrote: > > > from http://www.osxfaq.com/tips/unix-tricks/ it seems it should be > > slash for shells... shouldn't it? > > > > Is there a translation at some point by runrev or a > terminal mode that > > forces the translation maybe... > > > > I suppose Applescripts use the ":"... > > > > cheers > > Xavier > > > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Thierry > >> Arbellot > >> Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 10:55 > >> To: How to use Revolution > >> Subject: Re: OS delimiter question > >> > >> do get shell("ls") and the folders both return "results 4:4:44" > >> > >> On 2005, Mar 5, , at 10:26, MisterX wrote: > >> > >>> aha! > >>> > >>> So if you do get shell("ls") and you have a folder named "results > >>> 4/4/44" what do you get? > >>> > >>> Xavier > >>> > >>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > >> Of Thierry > >>>> Arbellot > >>>> Sent: Saturday, March 05, 2005 09:47 > >>>> To: How to use Revolution > >>>> Subject: Re: OS delimiter question > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> On 2005, Mar 5, , at 08:29, Richard Gaskin wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> MisterX wrote: > >>>>>> all unixes use the "/" ? > >>>>>> and if osx's path delimiter is still ":" or has it gone to > >>>> slash form? > >>>>> > >>>>> The Finder lets me make a folder named "4/4/44", but not > >> one named > >>>>> "4:4:44" > >>>>> > >>>>> -- > >>>>> Richard Gaskin > >>>>> Fourth World Media Corporation > >>>>> Developer of WebMerge: Publish any database on any Web site > >>>>> ___________________________________________________________ > >>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.FourthWorld.com > >>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> > >>>> Right, but if you check with Terminal, the folder named > >> "4/4/44" in > >>>> the Finder is renamed "4:4:44" by the shell. > >>>> > >>>> Thierry > >>>> > >>>> "pourquoi faire simple quand on peut faire compliqu�?" > >>>> proverbe Shadock > >>>> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> use-revolution mailing list > >> [email protected] > >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > use-revolution mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > > > > > _______________________________________________ > use-revolution mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution > _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [email protected] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
