Error during command authentication.
Error - unable to initiate communication with LISTSERV (errno=10061, phase=CONNECT, target=127.0.0.1:2306). The server is probably not started.
>On Nov 21, 2006, at 10:52 AM, Bill Steele wrote: > >>We have a G4 still running OS 9.2, used mostly for backups. I >>recently hooked up a LaCie external hard drive and installed the >>accompanying Silverlining software, and the result seems to have >>screwed up Applescript's ability to write to files. Scripts that >>used to work now give error messages. >> >It could be a bad version of the Standard Additions. There was a >version in there that didn't work right and wouldn't write to a file >that didn't exist. Actually happens even if the file does exist. > >> >>set someText to "this is a test" >>set foo to choose file -->Disk:folder:test >>set outFile to open for access foo with write permission >>write someText to outFile starting at 0 >>close access outFile >> >>Works. But... >> >>set someText to "this is a test" >>set foo to :"Disk:folder:test" >also this line doesn't compile > >>set outFile to open for access file foo with write permission >>write someText to outFile starting at 0 >>close access outFile >> >>--> "File Disk:folder.test wasn't found" > >I had this happen on a few machines and wound up having to make sure >to always have a file around to work on. -- Bill Steele [log in to unmask]