What I do in these situations is to use the path stored in the variable
sFolderPath like this
set fileName of image “whateverImage” to sFolderPath & “imageName”
or
put sFolderPath & “imageName” into tFilePath
set fileName of image “whateverImage” to tFilePath
Tore Nilsen
> 28. apr. 2018 kl. 19:51 skrev Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>:
>
> In theory that should work . . .
>
> But what happens is that I end with a grey square rather than the actual
> picture.
>
> Richmond.
>
> On 28/4/2018 8:42 pm, Tore Nilsen via use-livecode wrote:
>> Try this:
>>
>> local sFolderPath
>>
>> on preOpenStack
>>
>> put specialFolderPath("resources")&"/myCrap/rez/" into sFolderPath
>>
>> end preOpenStack
>>
>>
>> specialFolderPath(“resources”) will point to the folder containing the stack
>> when you are in the IDE, and to the resources folder of your compiled
>> application
>>
>>
>> Tore Nilsen
>>
>>> 28. apr. 2018 kl. 19:38 skrev Richmond Mathewson via use-livecode
>>> <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com>:
>>>
>>> Here I go agin, replying to my own posting:
>>>
>>> I have this script in the stack:
>>>
>>> onpreOpenStack
>>>
>>> setitemDelto"/"
>>>
>>> setthedefaultFoldertoitem 1 to-2 of(theeffectivefileNameofthis stack)
>>>
>>> endpreOpenStack
>>>
>>> but it ain't working.
>>>
>>> Richmond.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 28/4/2018 8:34 pm, Richmond Mathewson wrote:
>>>> Probably both . . .
>>>>
>>>> So, there I am opening an on-going project I have been "somewhat remiss"
>>>> about of late
>>>> what with one thing and another.
>>>>
>>>> Now this project has a ton of images made via the Object/New Control/Image
>>>> menu
>>>> and for their image data in their property panels are referred to a folder
>>>> called "rez"
>>>> that resides in the same folder as my stack.
>>>>
>>>> Now when I set up the stack the source field in the property panels went
>>>> something
>>>> like this:
>>>>
>>>> /Users/richmondmathewson/Desktop/myCrap/rez/c7.png
>>>>
>>>> and "everything worked perfectly" . . .
>>>>
>>>> on reopening the stack the image data does not show up
>>>> and the source fields contain this sort of thing:
>>>>
>>>> rez/c7.png
>>>>
>>>> now this "just won't do" as the . . . well, never mind; probably that is
>>>> too filthy a joke for the Use-List.
>>>>
>>>> So . . . presumably, I need a sort of 'set the default file path' script
>>>> in my openScript thang?
>>>>
>>>> Richmond.
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