Without meaning to add more confusion, a Windows UNC path from a server to a file does work with the form "binfile://servername/folder/folder/filename.txt", while local access (or mapped drives) are like "binfile:C:/folder/folder/filename.txt".
~Roger On Jun 21, 2017 2:07 AM, "Mark Waddingham via use-livecode" < [email protected]> wrote: > As others have pointed out, for binfile and file urls you shouldn't > include the standard '//' in front of the (absolute) path. These are not > parsed by the engine as standard urls - everything after the : is parsed as > the filename. > > On an unrelated not you don't need to twiddle with the defaultfolder as > files() and folders() now take an optional argument for the path :) > > Mark > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On 21 Jun 2017, at 03:37, Mark Wieder via use-livecode < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > >> On 06/20/2017 07:19 PM, Mike Kerner via use-livecode wrote: > >> I'm not on a mac a lot :-( > >> So is "binfile:" more universal, or do I have to check the platform, > >> first? What is the technique on linux? > > > > As far as I can remember, the "//" has never been recommended or > approved for file or binfile. I'm surprised it gets parsed properly for > OSX. You don't need or want it. > > > > -- > > Mark Wieder > > [email protected] > > > > _______________________________________________ > > use-livecode mailing list > > [email protected] > > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > [email protected] > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
