dumb question #1

Devin Asay devin_asay at byu.edu
Tue Jun 6 16:42:29 EDT 2006


On Jun 6, 2006, at 2:08 PM, Josh Mellicker wrote:

> I'm going to ask some dumb questions, I am still fuzzy on paths and  
> some basic variable issues:
>
> After this:
>
>     answer file "locate the .htm file for me please" as sheet
>     put it into htmPathFile
>
> if i put:
>
>     put URL "file:" & htmPathFile into fld "htm"
>
>
> this results in the path & filename going in the field, not the  
> contents of the file.
>
> ----
>
> 2.
>
> but this:
>
>     put "file:" & htmPathFile into tFile
>     put URL tFile into fld "htm"
>
> results in the actual text content of that file being put in.
>
> ----
>
> I don't understand why they are different?!?

Josh,

This is a quirk that has gotten many of us at some time. The problem  
is the order in which rev resolves parts of the statement. Try this:

     put URL ("file:" & & htmPathFile into fld "htm")

That forces the file name to be resolved before the put URL part of  
the statement.

Devin

Devin Asay
Humanities Technology and Research Support Center
Brigham Young University




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