Empty files and Shift Lock

[SteveHanlan]

When I open a file that does not exist, all desktop versions return blank. Ios returns the name of the file.

i.e.

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put URL("file:accounts.txt") into accountlist
put the number of lines of accountlist into acctcount

on the desktop, acctcount is 0, on the iPad, it is 1

The obvious solution is to insert the line

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if accountlist="accounts.txt" then put "" into accountlist

after the 'put URL' line, but this should not be necessary

Also, with the keyboard set to default, the shift key acts as a Shift Lock on the iPad, (but not on the desktop versions)

Any ideas

thanks

Steve

[Klaus]

Hi Steve,

I'm not sure if this is correct behaviour, I never experienced this because
I always and ever check if a file exists before I try to read it!

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...
if there is a file "accounts.txt" then
   put URL"file:accounts.txt") into accountlist
else
   put empty into accountlist
end if
...

Sorry, no idea about your keyboard question...


Best

Klaus

[SteveHanlan]

Thanks Klaus

That will work just fine, it's just strange to have different behavior on iOS

Steve

[Klaus]

Hi Steve,

life is a compromise!


Best

Klaus