read file .sol ?

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#1

Hi !
Complete beginner in AppleScript, I would like to be able to read the
contents of a textual file (.sol ) without open it, and store it in a variable
could you help me ?
bye[/b]

#2

Hi zerhot. Try this.

set content_ to read file "path:to:file.sol"

– Rob

#3

thank you for your help :wink:
but there is a syntax error…

#4

Can you elaborate? Did you replace “path:to:file.sol” with the correct path? Is a sol file plain text?

– Rob

#5

its cool i can read the file now :wink:
but there is another problem :
here is my code :
tell application “Finder”
set truc to read file “CERVO X:Users:alain:Library:Preferences:Macromedia:Flash Player:localhost:macMax.sol”
return truc
end tell

i want to call back only caracters after url :

" ø *TCSO macMax url fichier.jpg "

it will be not the same number of caracters to recover but the chain string before should get the same number…

sorry for my poor english
thank you again

#6

First, you can forget about using the Finder for this operation - it isn’t needed. The following might do what you want to do.

set truc to read file "CERVO X:Users:alain:Library:Preferences:Macromedia:Flash Player:localhost:macMax.sol"

set TIDs to text item delimiters
try
	set text item delimiters to "url"
	set end_ to last text item of truc
	set text item delimiters to TIDs
on error
	set text item delimiters to TIDs
end try

– Rob

#7

thank you Rob :slight_smile: