Subj : Re: File object randomly thinks file is empty
To   : Digital Man
From : Nightfox
Date : Sat Jul 04 2009 12:24 pm

  Re: File object randomly thinks file is empty
  By: Digital Man to Nightfox on Fri Jul 03 2009 23:39:40

 >  >  > for the script.  The problem is that the File object sometimes thinks
 >  >  > file is empty (length property is 0), and other times it is able to re

 >  > I don't know of any such problem. Are you checking the return value of
 >  > File.open()? Is it possible that it's returning false sometimes and that'
 >  > the length would be 0? If you could post a small example script which

It looks like the problem was me.  PEBCAC (Problem Exists Between Computer 
And Chair).  :) 
One thing I'm doing with this script is having support for different 
"themes", which each theme in its own directory and having its own 
configuration file.  I have my script choose a theme at random.  Originally I 
had forgotten to pass an open mode to File.open(), and it looks like as it 
was opening files, it was stomping on them and wiping out all contents - so 
there were indeed files that were empty.  I had meant to pass "r" as the 
open mode.  I have re-created my configuration files, and it seems to work 
properly.

So, nothing to see here, move along..  ;)

Nightfox


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