[futurebasic] Re: [FB] File Basics?

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From: gnome <gnome@...>
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 2002 12:32:19 +0100
Le mardi 26 mars 2002, à 12:14 , Ken Kniel a écrit :

> I know where a file is (hd:serverfolder:ftp:pub) and just want 
> to read this
> file in while also saving is to a known folder (hd:serverfolder:userk).
> However I want to do this without any user input i.e. going through the
> typical dialog box Files$ command. Any hints? Of course I want 
> this to work
> under OS X and classic.

howsabout creating an alias of the file, and storing the info
in your app. this also means that if the user moves of renames
something [never happens, i know :-) ]. you can still find
the file... imvh&go this is better than relying on a fixed path.

:-j