Depending on the OS, if you happen to have the file open in another application, you won't be able to write to it. Check that. Also, try adding
set the defaultFolder to specialFolderPath("Desktop") at the beginning of the script. Or, any defined path. Just a note... you can simply say lock screen, and unlock screen rather than set the lockScreen... ~Roger I wonder if anybody can tell me why this works as a stack, but doesn't as a standalone: on mouseUp --- set the lockScreen to true delete file "BacktUp.rtf" if fld "DoneText" of card "Entry" of stack "RWord" is not empty then set the vis of img "SAVE" to true set the lockScreen to true put the RTFtext of fld "DoneText" of card "Entry" of stack "RWord" into url("file:" & BacktUp & ".rtf") set the lockScreen to false set the vis of img "SAVE" to false end if --- Quit --- end mouseUp Richmond. ______________________________**_________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/**mailman/listinfo/use-livecode<http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode> _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode