file size

[JB]

Can you get the creation date, modified date and type etc. without
using the detailed files?  And if so would it be faster than using the
detailed files?

I know you could get it by using NSFIlemanager.  If you want the
type the detailed files is not reliable.

John Balgenorth


On Sep 23, 2014, at 1:13 AM, Thierry Douez <th.douez at gmail.com> wrote:

> 2014-09-23 9:47 GMT+02:00
> Dick Kriesel <dick.kriesel at mail.com>:
> 
>>> But it really should be a one-liner
>> 
>> -- given variable tFile, containing the name of a file in the default folder
>> -- given variable tSize, which is where to put the size of the file
>> 
>>     get matchText( the detailed files, ( "(?m)^\Q" & urlEncode( tFile ) & ",\E(\d*).*" ), tSize )
> 
> Excellent! I like it :)
> 
>> Too bad it's so hard to read, remember, and type.
> 
> Dick,
> 
> Here is a modified version of yours:
> 
> matchText(the detailed files,("(?m)^" & urlEncode( tFile ) & ",(\d+)" ), tSize)
> 
> 
> and  I really don't find hard at all to read...
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Thierry
> 
> 
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