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[Ken Ray]

On 8/25/05 8:41 AM, "Lynch, Jonathan" <bnz2 at cdc.gov> wrote:

> That makes sense.
> 
> I have not tried it, but can one do the same thing by saying?:
> 
> Put tNewText after URL tFileURL

Yes, you can, but remember that URL is both a keyword and a function, and
although it can work without parentheses for some file operations (like
"into"), it doesn't work when using "after" or "before" without using
parentheses, and can be touchy at other times.

So I think we've been "getting away" with saying:

  put data into url "file:c:/my documents/test.txt"

when we really should be saying:

  put data into url("file:c:/my documents/text.txt")

For example, this will fail to compile:

  answer file "Get a file:"
  if it <> "" then
    put "hello" into url "file:"&it
  end if

But this compiles fine:

  answer file "Get a file:"
  if it <> "" then
    put "file:" & it into tFile
    put "hello" into url tFile
  end if

Better yet would be to use parentheses instead:

  answer file "Get a file:"
  if it <> "" then
    put "hello" into url("file:"&it)
  end if

Just my 2 cents,

Ken Ray
Sons of Thunder Software
Web site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/
Email: kray at sonsothunder.com