Re: [MacPerl] Path divider character?

[Tim Judd <timjudd@teleport.com>]

On Mon, 20 May 1996, Gordon I Goodman wrote:

> >
> > I know the unix path separator char is a  /  character, and I know that
> > most Mac apps use  :  as the separator, but what I'd like to know is to
> > find the ABSOLUTE correct path separator..  it ain't a must..  but I
> > really want a "it is this" as opposed to a "I think it's this"..  I think
> > you get the idea..
> >
> > What is the path separator character in MacPerl?
> >
> > (I finally got my FIRST script to work right..  and now I *LOVE* Perl)
> >
> > Thanks, Mathias!
> >
> >
> > -T-
> >
> I'm not sure if this is what you want or mean but I have to write scripts
> that work on both Mac and Unix. I picked up a useful tidbit from a script
> written by Sandra Silcot a while back that comes in handy:
>
> if ($MacPerl'Version) {

Naw, I don't think I need that test.  I make the scripts "platform-wide"
meaning that any person can use them.

> detects if the script is running on a mac. I set a variety of things
> related to the OS and environment. She, for example, set a variable:
>
>       $pd = ':';

So I looks like a  $pd  is a "Path Dividor" variable.  I'll see and test
that around.  I'll try to respond with the answer, if anybody's
interested.

> if the test was true.
>
> Cheers,
> Gordon
>
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What my script does, if anybody's intersted is that it takes a file,
delimited with  \n  's and then takes that line, and puts it into a MTML
TABLE format of 4 wide.  The script also scripts the HTML correctly so I
can just take the converted file over to a web browser, and look at it
directly.  Variables in this script are very easy to change, and I am
happy it works..  :)

I also have a memory prob w/ that tho..  Netscape doesn't have enough
memory to read a 950K table..  is that solveable?

Thanks


-T-

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