8.1.4 Export snapshot

[Richmond Mathewson]

On 6/28/17 7:45 pm, Paul Hibbert via use-livecode wrote:
> This looks like it may be a bug on Mac OS, or just a difference in the way the OS works.
>
> I see the same problem using LC 8.1.5(rc1) on Mac OS Sierra 10.12.4, but if I give the file a more complete path (which I would normally do), then it does work:
>
> export snapshot from group "abc" to file "/Users/paulhibbert/Desktop/abc.png" as PNG
>
> However, I would have expected an error or at least something in the result with your example, but they were both empty when I tried:
>
> on mouseUp
>
>     try
>
>        export snapshot from group "abc" to file "abc.png" as PNG
>
>     catch tError
>
>     end try
>
> put "The Result:" & the result && "Error:" & tError
>
> end mouseUp
>
> Are you going to file a bug report?

No, I don't think I can as I'm not entirely sure how well Mac OS 10.7.8 
will go down in Edinburgh.

Richmond.

>
> Paul
>
>
>> On Jun 28, 2017, at 1:58 AM, Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>>
>> Mac OS 10.7.8
>>
>> in LC 7.1.4 if I type this sort of thing into the Message box:
>>
>> export snapshot from group "abc" to file "abc.png" as PNG
>>
>> it exports a snapshot of my group!
>>
>> But that doesn't work in 8.1.4.
>>
>> Richmond.
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