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Mark Lively <[log in to unmask]>
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Macintosh Scripting Systems <[log in to unmask]>
Date:
Fri, 3 Oct 2008 11:58:08 -0400
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On Oct 3, 2008, at 11:59 AM, RJay Hansen wrote:

> Hmmm... It comes back with a -1700 error: Can't make "{\\rtf1\\ansi\ 
> \ansicpg1252\\cocoartf949\\cocoasu.... etc. into text.
>
try taking out the returns.

> I'm not understanding what the purpose of that part of the script is  
> for?
>

That is an RTF header.  Rich text files have a header that describe  
the font on how the file is to be displayed.  The header is a fairly  
generic one.

-Mark

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