Making my text editor save the work

[Kevin J]

Ok I put it under case "SaveAs..." and it works the first time it will
open and ask where and what I would like to save the file as. But
after that once it will not open again?


On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 23:38:07 -0500, Kevin J <kj2005.28 at gmail.com> wrote:
> I understand what is going on in that script but where would I have to
> put it Because my menu is in switch so would I have to put in under
> the case "SaveAs..." ? Or in a different spot?
> 
> 
> On Fri, 11 Mar 2005 22:13:43 -0600, Derek Bump
> <webmaster at dreamscapesoftware.com> wrote:
> > Kevin,
> >
> > This is the standard save/save as script that I use.  The target file is
> > stored in the Global Variable "targetFile".  It works like this, if the
> > targetFile is empty or if you pass the parameter "true" then it will ask
> > where you want to save the file.  The script is as follows...
> >
> > on doSave saveAs
> >     global targetFile
> >     if (saveAs is "true") or (targetFile is empty) then
> >        ask file "Save File As..." with "Untitled.txt"
> >        if it is empty then exit to top
> >        put it into targetFile
> >     end if
> >
> >     -- Then do what your script wants
> >     put fld "txtWindow" into URL ("file:" & targetFile)
> > end doSave
> >
> > Just remember that when you close the file, remember to put empty into
> > targetFile, otherwise you'll overwrite the file with future changes.
> >
> > Derek Bump
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