POSIX -> Traditional

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#1 
set theFilePath to POSIX path of (choose file without invisibles)
		set content of text field "fileToImport" of tab view item "importData-Tab" of tab view "tabView" of window "mainWindow" to theFilePath

How do I read from a POSIX file Path?

set filePath to contents of text field "fileToImport" as string
set fileID to open for access filePath
set fileData to read fileID as string

AppleScript’s “read” doesn’t like it. I get an “End of file error. (-39)” error.

Thanks!

#2

Be careful how you use that term. To convert from a POSIX path to a Mac-style file object, you use POSIX file.

Try something like this:

set filePath to contents of text field "fileToImport" as string
set fileID to open for access (POSIX file filePath)
set fileData to read fileID as string
#3

hmm… diidn’t seem to work.

tell current tab view item of tab view "tabView" of window "mainWindow"
			if name is "importData-Tab" then
				set filePath to contents of text field "fileToImport" as string
				set fileID to open for access (POSIX file filePath)
				set fileData to read fileID as string
				close fileID
				display dialog fileData
			else if name is "imageURL-Tab" then [...]

error:
Can’t make «class psxf» “/Users/michael_ewald/Desktop/hello.txt” of «class cTVI» of «class tabV» “tabView” of window “mainWindow” into type file specification. (-1700)

#4

Does this work better?

get contents of text field "fileToImport" as string
set fileID to open for access (POSIX file result)
set fileData to read fileID as string
#5

nope, exactly the same problem

#6

got it to work. Added “as alias” to the end.

Final code:


set filePath to contents of text field "fileToImport" as string
				set fileID to open for access (POSIX file filePath) as alias
				set fileData to read fileID as string

Thanks for your help.