Unexpected File Permission Error

[Eugen Graf]

Hello,

can anybody say me why I get a File Permission Error here?

http://forums.lavag.org/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=6414

I think, I know why.

The VI Read From Text File creates a reference to a Read-Only File.

So I have either to open file with Read-Write-Permissions at the begin or

Have to close the reference after reading.

It's right?

Eugen

So, here is one which works without errors.

http://forums.lavag.org/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=6417

[jzoller]

Hi Eugen,

I think you are correct, the Read From Text File appears to open files directly in a Read-Only mode. As you said, you can correct this by explicitly opening the file using Open/Create/Replace File with the Read/Write option enabled, then feeding the resulting refnum into the Read From Text File.

Not giving the read/write mode option on the Read From Text File primitive seems kinda silly, since the function spits out a refnum.

Of course, having hard-to-spot right click options on the primitive seems like a step backwards as well I guess it depends who's using the primitive.

Joe Z.