Hello Kay, I tested it empirically. In version 6.6.2, the aliasReference of a file/folder returns the path to file/folder itself; not empty as you suggest. Either way, my function below works:
function isAlias pathToAlias return the aliasReference of pathToAlias is not pathToAlias end isAlias On Tuesday, September 2, 2014 11:33:14 PM, Kay C Lan <lan.kc.macm...@gmail.com> wrote: On Wed, Sep 3, 2014 at 2:18 AM, Alain Farmer <alain_far...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Thank you, Mark, but the aliasReference is NEVER empty. > The Dictionary says: Comments: If the aliasPath does not exist, the aliasReference function returns empty and the result is set to "can't get". If you are seeing something different, submit a bug report. http://quality.runrev.com/ _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ 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
