Text files on Windows

[Scott Rossi]

On Friday, November 1, 2002, at 07:01 AM, Shari wrote:

> open file someFile
> write something to file someFile
> close file someFile
>
> On a Mac, this creates a generic Simpletext file.
>
> What does it create on Windows?  And what Windows programs can open 
> and read it?

Depends on the filename extension:

.txt = NotePad (very basic text editor)
.wri = WordPad (basic editor with some formatting)
.doc = Word (full blown editor)

You don't *need* to use an extension but this is required if you want 
somebody to be able to double-click the file and have it open.

Also note that you can use a little more efficient script to create 
your document:

      put something into url ("file:" & someFile)

Regards,

Scott Rossi
Creative Director
Tactile Media, Multimedia & Design
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