file | |
Type | keyword |
Dictionary | LCS |
Library | LiveCode Script |
Syntax |
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Summary | Used as a URL type with such commands as put and get to designate a local file. |
Introduced | 1.0 |
OS | mac, windows, linux, ios, android |
Platforms | desktop, server, mobile |
Example |
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Related | Keyword: binfile, URL, file, http, resfile Property: fileType, defaultFolder Command: close file, revCopyFile, put, get Glossary: binary file, text file, local file, absolute file path, URL scheme, container, keyword, relative file path, end-of-line marker, command |
Description | Use the file keyword to work with text files. The file scheme indicates a text file which is located on the user's system. The file is specified by either a full path starting with "/", or a relative path starting from the defaultFolder. A URL container can be used anywhere another container type is used. Different operating systems use different characters to mark the end of a line. Mac OS and OS X use a return character (ASCII 13), Unix systems use a linefeed character (ASCII 10), and Windows systems use a return followed by a linefeed. When you use a file URL as a container, LiveCode automatically uses the current system's standard end-of-line marker and LiveCode's linefeed character.
For technical information about URLs and the file URL scheme, see RFC 1630 at http://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc1630.txt. |
Tags | file system |