[l008com]

I am trying to write a return to a file so when I open the file in simpel text, it won't all be one long line.. doing it like this...

open for access X
write "text" & Return & "more text" to X at (get eof X)
clsoe access X

This does not work. Also tried putting a real return in between quotation marks in the code, that also does not work. Also tried (ASCII Character 13). To no Avail. If anyone has a clue, let me know please.

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[acur128]

maybe try something like this:

set file_Data to open for access alias "MyDisk:MyFolder:MyFile" with write permission
write return & "text" & return & "more text" to file_Data starting at eof
close access file_Data

it seems the file "read" and "write" commands like to work with a reference to the file data returned by "open for access", which you'd set with file_Data.
also, it prefers the file specification in the form of an alias filepath... and be sure to enable write permission. not sure exactly what was causing the error, but the above routine should work.
regards, acur

[l008com]

I guess I wasn't clear, the writing to the file works jsut fine, the problem i have is writing a -return- character into the file. I get the data but i don't get a return, so when I open the file, it's all one long line.

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[acur128]

how are you transferring the data... in strings generated in the script, or directly from another file's data?
if you're using strings, then the & return & should work fine... otherwise, you might try using text delimiters in the data read from the original file.
something like:

set file_Data to open for access alias "MyDisk:MyFolder:MyFile" without write permission
set old_text to read file_Data using delimiter {", "} as text
close access file_Data
set Applescript's text item delimiters to {return}
set new_Text to open for access alias "MyDisk:MyOtherFolder:MyOtherFile" with write permission
write return & old_text to new_Text starting at eof
close access new_Text
set Applescript's text item delimiters to {""}

should work if you have some way (like commas, tabs, etc.) of delimiting the text in the original file.
acur

[This message has been edited by acur128 (edited 05-28-2001).]

[l008com]

I am getting a string, and trying to add my own return into it (as depicted in my original post) so I can open the file in a text editor and it will be easier to read.

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[acur128]

hmmm... what kind of error(s) are you getting? and how many (and what type) of strings? The first example should work for text or any type of strings, but not lists or records...
acur

[l008com]

I'm not getting any error, it simply doesn't write the return.

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[acur128]

indeed, was just about to edit that last post... getting a little late it is...
i guess i don't know... but maybe try pasting the fragment in my first post to script editor, changing the path "MyDisk:MyFolder:MyFile" to the path to your file, and see if it works...?