Thanks Alex. That fixed it. Regards
Peter > On 5 Jul 2015, at 19:09, Alex Tweedly <a...@tweedly.net> wrote: > > You would need to use a binary file (e.g. "binfile:temp.txt") for the > result of arrayencode > (so I might therefore chose different extension :-) > > Alex. > > > On 05/07/2015 09:46, Peter W A Wood wrote: >> I am having problems with encoding and decoding an array when I save the >> encoded data to a file and read it back. Here is a simple LiveCode Server >> script that shows the issue: >> >> #coding:utf-8 >> >> set the outputLineEndings to “lf” >> # OS X >> set the outputTextEncoding to “utf8” # OS X >> >> put "data.db" into preferences["database”] >> put arrayEncode(preferences) into URL “file:temp.txt" >> put URL "file:temp.txt" into encodedPrefs >> if encodedPrefs is not empty then >> put arrayDecode(encodedPrefs) into prefs >> put "The decoded data contains:" && prefs["database"] & return >> end if >> >> put "data2.db" into preferences["database”] >> put arrayEncode(preferences) into encodedPrefs >> put arrayDecode(encodedPrefs) into prefs >> put "The decoded data contains:" && prefs["database"] & return >> >> This is what the script outputs: >> >> peter$ test/test.lc >> The decoded data contains: >> The decoded data contains: data2.db >> peter$ >> >> Any suggestions to what I’m getting wrong or is it a bug? >> >> Regards >> >> Peter >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 _______________________________________________ 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
