"there is a folder" and "there is a file" can distinguish between the two. Obviously if you want to distinguish visually for the user, or to do it without testing, then including the trailing "/" would work.
On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 1:51 PM, Michael Doub <miked...@gmail.com> wrote: > When I saw that the output contained both directories and files, adding > the "/" allows you to > easily know that you are looking at a folder rather than a file. > > put directoryListing(whatfolder) into foo > repeat for each line x of foo > if char -1 of x = "/" then > put x & cr after directoryList > else > put x & cr after fileList > end if > > Given a random path that could be either a directory or a file, is there a > clever way to tell what you have? > > -= Mike > > > On 10/28/15 10:55 AM, Geoff Canyon wrote: > >> The trailing "/" is an interesting point. I checked and the "set the >> directory" command will happily take a trailing "/" or not, but when you >> "put the directory" you get no trailing "/" >> >> Given that, I'd probably leave it as is, and always assume that the >> description of a particular directory needs to have the "/" added when >> adding a filename or directoryname to it. >> > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
