Reading Files

[JB]

Thanks, Bob.

Sounds like it would be easier and better
to write a new external to do the job.

Your info will save me some time.

John Balgenorth


On Oct 9, 2014, at 11:11 AM, Bob Sneidar <bobsneidar at iotecdigital.com> wrote:

> Livecode supports xcmds still so far as I know. The trouble is, those xcmds were compiled for OS 9, and we are way past that. There is no way I know to convert a compiled OS 9 xcmd to an OX S xcmd. You would need the source, and then you would have to refactor it in a current compiler.
> 
> Bob S
> 
> 
> On Oct 8, 2014, at 20:13 , JB <sundown at pacifier.com<mailto:sundown at pacifiercom>> wrote:
> 
> The Hyper Talk was pretty simple.  I had a few
> different file I/O externals that would allow me
> to sector read the disk.  I don’t think they will
> import or I could use them.  They really do not
> need an external window so if you know how I
> can import them that would be really great.
> 
> John Balgenorth
> 
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