Hi,
The questions I have read so far in this list are a ittle above my head at
this stage, but I will press on.
Can someone tell me how I can append one File object to the end of another
one? Is it possible to add two File objects together as if they were
strings? Eg, if we have FileA and FileB, both containing a text file:
FileA = FileA + FileB
Would this work?
Regards,
Charlie Williams.
Charlie.Williams@ecsoft.co.uk wrote:
> Hi,
>
> The questions I have read so far in this list are a ittle above my head at
> this stage, but I will press on.
>
> Can someone tell me how I can append one File object to the end of another
> one? Is it possible to add two File objects together as if they were
> strings? Eg, if we have FileA and FileB, both containing a text file:
>
> FileA = FileA + FileB
>
> Would this work?
>
> Regards,
>
> Charlie Williams.
No.
Several ways will work depending on size you could determine.
One is reading one file in and writing or appending it to the other.
You could read each in as text and use the .concat method if you chose before
writing it back out.
Ok, if I have data in a BinaryData object which I want to transfer to a
FileText object, how would I do this?
Basically, I have a problem in that currently some code reads a file from
UNIX file system into a FileText object and then transfers it across
various media until ultimately it reaches a DOS system. When it reaches the
DOS system some client software picks it up and tries to read it
line-by-line.
Now, it cannot read it line by line because the file, when opened by the
client software, is in one big line - it appears when a file is read from
UNIX by Forte into a FileText object, it loses all the carriage returns,
hence the physical file appearing at the other end as a big long line.
So I was thinking - what if I read the UNIX file into a BinaryData object
instead, thereby reading every character arbitrarily and stripping nothing
out. Then maybe I could copy the data from the BinaryData object over to
the FileText object at the point where it is sent off. Any ideas? Or have I
got the wrong end of the stick?
PS: I repeat - I am a newbie with Forte so don't be afraid to tell me I am
completely wrong!
Charlie.
>
>
>
>
> Ok, if I have data in a BinaryData object which I want to transfer to
a
> FileText object, how would I do this?
>
> Basically, I have a problem in that currently some code reads a file
from
> UNIX file system into a FileText object and then transfers it across
> various media until ultimately it reaches a DOS system. When it
reaches the
> DOS system some client software picks it up and tries to read it
> line-by-line.
>
> Now, it cannot read it line by line because the file, when opened by
the
> client software, is in one big line - it appears when a file is read
from
> UNIX by Forte into a FileText object, it loses all the carriage
returns,
> hence the physical file appearing at the other end as a big long line.
>
> So I was thinking - what if I read the UNIX file into a BinaryData
object
> instead, thereby reading every character arbitrarily and stripping
nothing
> out. Then maybe I could copy the data from the BinaryData object over
to
> the FileText object at the point where it is sent off. Any ideas? Or
have I
> got the wrong end of the stick?
>
> PS: I repeat - I am a newbie with Forte so don't be afraid to tell me
I am
> completely wrong!
>
> Charlie.
>
>
This isn't a Forte problem. It is a difference in line handling
protocol between UNIX and DOS. Unix delimits lines with a newline
character and DOS uses carriage return + newline. If the file was
created in the UNIX world and you want to display it as Wintel lines
you need to convert each newlines to carriage return + newline. If
you FTP a unix text file to DOS in ASCII mode it adds the CR. If you
FTP in binary mode you will get it all on one line.
The same thing works the other way. If you FTP a DOS text file without
using ASCII mode to UNIX then you will find a ^M at the end of each
line.
It rather sounds like you should process your Unix text file using
one of the line-oriented methods and put in trailing CR's if you intend
to display the file in a Wintel application.
sporterfield@longs.com
Thank for all the replies so far, they have been very enlightening. I feel
slightly more competent already!
One more thing - does anyone know of a good internet resource for Forte
documentation and help? Maybe some good web-sites or a fax-back facility?
There are some areas of Forte I need to know about that are not in the
online help.
Charlie Williams.
Charlie,
There are some things in the documentation that are not in the online help
and visa-versa. Also try <a href=
"http://www.forte.com/tech">http://www.forte.com/tech</a> as a rich source of
information. You will need to register and get a logon.
Regards,
Richard Stobart
Technical Consultant for Forté
E-mailRichardStobart@mail.com
Quick-mail:0832691942@sms.mtn.co.za
Voice:(+ 27 83) 269 1942
(+27 11) 456 2238
Fax:(+ 27 83) 8269 1942
--Original Message--
From:Charlie.Williams@ecsoft.co.uk [SMTP:Charlie.Williams@ecsoft.co.uk]
Sent:Monday, January 26, 1998 12:37 PM
To: Forte-Users@sagesoln.com
Subject:Re: Newbie Question
Thank for all the replies so far, they have been very enlightening. I feel
slightly more competent already!
One more thing - does anyone know of a good internet resource for Forte
documentation and help? Maybe some good web-sites or a fax-back facility?
There are some areas of Forte I need to know about that are not in the
online help.
Charlie Williams.
