Can you get the creation date, modified date and type etc. without using the detailed files? And if so would it be faster than using the detailed files?
I know you could get it by using NSFIlemanager. If you want the type the detailed files is not reliable. John Balgenorth On Sep 23, 2014, at 1:13 AM, Thierry Douez <th.do...@gmail.com> wrote: > 2014-09-23 9:47 GMT+02:00 > Dick Kriesel <dick.krie...@mail.com>: > >>> But it really should be a one-liner >> >> -- given variable tFile, containing the name of a file in the default folder >> -- given variable tSize, which is where to put the size of the file >> >> get matchText( the detailed files, ( "(?m)^\Q" & urlEncode( tFile ) & >> ",\E(\d*).*" ), tSize ) > > Excellent! I like it :) > >> Too bad it's so hard to read, remember, and type. > > Dick, > > Here is a modified version of yours: > > matchText(the detailed files,("(?m)^" & urlEncode( tFile ) & ",(\d+)" ), > tSize) > > > and I really don't find hard at all to read... > > > Regards, > > Thierry > > > ------------------------------------------------ > Thierry Douez - http://sunny-tdz.com > Maker of sunnYperl - sunnYmidi - sunnYmage > > _______________________________________________ > 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