Newbie question re path names
Jim Ault
JimAultWins at yahoo.com
Thu Jan 8 20:37:44 EST 2009
Quick tip that should work on all platforms:
In the message box type
answer file "choose the one you like"; put it
The result will appear as the correct Rev syntax that refers to the file
Do this for folders.
answer folder "choose the one you like"; put it
Hope this helps
Jim Ault
Las Vegas
On 1/8/09 4:52 PM, "Timothy Miller" <gandalf at doctorTimothyMiller.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Not so many elementary questions on the list these days. Well, I've
> got an infinite supply. It might not show, but I did attempt to read
> the instructions.
>
> Hoping to waste less time on the web and email, I've got a new plan.
> I'll launch Firefox and Mail from a small Rev stack, and shame myself
> by tallying the minutes wasted each day.
>
> Question 1 -- I'm sorry to say I can't figure out the right syntax
> for the path name to the Firefox application, for instance. I thought
> it might be "applications/Firefox" or "applications/Firefox.app" or
> "my hard disk/Applications/Firefox" and so on, but those don't seem
> correct. Please advise.
>
> Question 2 -- There doesn't seem to be a "quit" command that
> corresponds to the "launch" command, for applications. How do I do
> that? Do I need AppleScript?
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
>
> Tim
>
>
>
>
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