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From: John_Miller@mindlink.UUCP (John Miller)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hypercard
Subject: HyperCard, pathnames, and A/UX
Message-ID: <5223@mindlink.UUCP>
Date: 21 Mar 91 12:16:39 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
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How does HyperCard handle file pathnames under A/UX, in its
"Look For ..." values and in its file handling commands.  Does
it use the Macintosh ":" specification or does it use the
UNIX "/" specification?

The sample code in Tech Note #238 (Getting a Full Pathname)
checks whether A/UX is running and, if so, switches, to the
"/" separator.  Yet, I notice that Tech Note #229 (A/UX 2.0
Compatibility Guidelines) states  "If you must generate a full
or relative pathname, it is best to use a colon as a pathname
delimiter because this reduces the chance of ambiguity."

I have to parse filenames that are hard-coded in scripts
(which in many cases would lean to ":" separators) or
generated by HyperCard (ask and answer, the long name
of stacks, etc.)
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