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[Informatie]

I created a simple program to show what your current directory structure is.

If nothing is shown the directory key word is not relevant for the env you run the progam in.

for me it was helpfull.

[Klaus]

Dag Informatie (wat een geraffineerde naam )

thanks for the stack, quite helpful!

Some hints:

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...
## Always use QUOTES around names -> ... fld "Enginepath"!
 put specialfolderpath("Engine") into field Enginepath

## This does not work!
## The engine presumes that enginepath is a variable!
## And since it has not been initialized in any way yet, its content is the string "enginepath"!
## So it is NOT empty and thus one does not see this dialog.
   if enginepath is empty then

## Use:
## if fld "Enginepath" = emtpty then...
      put "You are not running IOS" into enginepath
   end if
...

Groetjes

Klaus

[Informatie]

Updated the code and thx to klaus changed some mistakes.

added a matrix to get an overview.

[Klaus]

Hi Informatie,

sorry still some more inconveniences

You need to use the CODE of the Mac folders, not the descriptions!
And please use QUOTES around all names all the time

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---- CONTROL
   put specialfolderpath("ctrl") into field "Controlpath"
   if field "Controlpath" is empty then
      put teerste &&t notrun &&t m && "," && tmo into field "Controlpath"
   end if
   
   ---- APPLE
      put specialfolderpath("aexƒ") into field "applepath"
         if field "applepath" is empty then
      put teerste && tnotrun && tm into field "applepath"
   end if
   
   ---- EXTENSION
      put specialfolderpath("extn") into field "extensionpath"
      if field "extensionpath" is empty then
      put teerste && tnotrun && tm into field "extensionpath"
   end if

But these three folders will only work on OS <=9 and return empty on OS X.


Best

Klaus

[Informatie]

THX Klaus,

You are right the QUOTES I have forgotten, but LC doesn't seem to bother, strange for a learning newby and learning fast.
I'll follow teh academy now.

I'll make the changes and walk through the code again.

DJ
Platform MAC OSX, snow leopard.

[Klaus]

THX Klaus,

You are right the QUOTES I have forgotten, but LC doesn't seem to bother, strange for a learning newby and learning fast.

OK, I understand that, but using QUOTES for names is definitively the OFFICIAL and thus correct snytax.

The engine may be forgiving in smaller projects, but it MAY bite you when you least exspect it!
I have bitten by my sloppiness in a similar case in the past, that's why I'm "evangelizing" this so passionately


Bset

Klaus

[Informatie]

I have updated the code, to make it more complete.
Let me think it's useful or missing some information

[Klaus]

Hi DJ,

OK, just a tiny cosmetic thing:
"Empty because you are not running Mac OS < 9"

Should read:
"Empty because you are not running Mac OS < 10"



Best

Klaus

[Informatie]

Thz klaus again I'll like this it's a good learning curve.