Problem saving image for file

[Peter Bogdanoff]

That is (or use variables for the filename):
> export image "testimage.jpg"  to file "/tempMedia/testimage.jpg" as JPEG




> On Jul 28, 2018, at 2:37 PM, Peter Bogdanoff via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> Try using this syntax:
> export image "tImage"  to file "/tempMedia/testimage.jpg" as JPEG
> 
> I think you need binfile to read but not to write.
> Peter
> 
> 
>> On Jul 28, 2018, at 1:41 PM, Stephen MacLean via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi All,
>> 
>> Been a long time since I’ve done file work with LC, but I’m having an issue saving an image to a file:
>> 
>> # set the defaultFolder to the folder containing the stackfile
>> 
>> set the itemDelimiter to slash
>> 
>> get the effective filename of this stack
>> 
>> set the defaultFolder to item 1 to -2 of it
>> 
>> put tTempCrop into URL "binfile:/tempMedia/testimage.jpg"
>> 
>> 
>> results in a “Can’t open file” error.
>> 
>> Trying to save to a folder called “tempMedia” that is in the same directory as the stack.
>> 
>> Mac OS 10.12.6, 9.01 RC1 Business.
>> 
>> TIA,
>> 
>> Steve MacLean
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