If you use the path /tempMedia.... that forces it to the root of the filesystem and if there isn't a folder /tempmedia, it'll fail. Either leave off the preceding slash, or prepend it with a . <--(a dot) which designates the current directory.
On Sat, Jul 28, 2018 at 3:40 PM Peter Bogdanoff via use-livecode < use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > That is (or use variables for the filename): > > export image "testimage.jpg" to file "/tempMedia/testimage.jpg" as JPEG > > > > > > On Jul 28, 2018, at 2:37 PM, Peter Bogdanoff via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > > > Hi, > > > > Try using this syntax: > > export image "tImage" to file "/tempMedia/testimage.jpg" as JPEG > > > > I think you need binfile to read but not to write. > > Peter > > > > > >> On Jul 28, 2018, at 1:41 PM, Stephen MacLean via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > >> > >> Hi All, > >> > >> Been a long time since I’ve done file work with LC, but I’m having an > issue saving an image to a file: > >> > >> # set the defaultFolder to the folder containing the stackfile > >> > >> set the itemDelimiter to slash > >> > >> get the effective filename of this stack > >> > >> set the defaultFolder to item 1 to -2 of it > >> > >> put tTempCrop into URL "binfile:/tempMedia/testimage.jpg" > >> > >> > >> results in a “Can’t open file” error. > >> > >> Trying to save to a folder called “tempMedia” that is in the same > directory as the stack. > >> > >> Mac OS 10.12.6, 9.01 RC1 Business. > >> > >> TIA, > >> > >> Steve MacLean > >> _______________________________________________ > >> 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 _______________________________________________ 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
