Filepro-list Digest, Vol 71, Issue 2

[Boaz Bezborodko]

> Date: Tue, 1 Dec 2009 08:06:23 -0500
> From: "John Esak" <john at valar.com>
> Subject: Cheat sheet for opendir()
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>> He has this line of code that gave me the answer:
>>     
>>> ::handle_for_opendir=opendir("*.csv",foldername):
>>>       
>> A little bit better explanation of on this command in the 
>> documentation 
>> would help avoid this problem for people in the future.
>>
>> Boaz
>>     
>
>
> Oh my God. I wondered how in the world you could be confused about such a
> simple function, so I looked at the doc you get from within *cabe.  It is
> beyond horrible.
>
> Let me clarify a couple other things. Consider this a hints list, not a
> thorough doc by any means... But at least what should have been there for
> you in the real doc.  If you want a really, complete, thorough step-by-step
> manual about opendir() or *any* filePro function.... Then check by keyword
> in the Survivor Series CD's and you will be brought directly to one or more
> movies that will immediately play in Windows Media Player.  There is
> absolutely no need to ever struggle about anything filePro with this set of
> hundreds and hundreds of movies... Indexed with thousands and thousands of
> keywords at your fingertips. Okay, ad over,  good hints start here...
>   
>
As usual, John, you hit the nail on the head and supply tons of useful 
information.

I did not go to the Survivor Series simply because I hadn't thought of 
them as a resource and, in any case, I don't have them at home which is 
where I was working that night.  I'll have to look into setting them up 
on my server as an available resource.

Still, I would've expected most of this information in the 
documentation.  I was able to glean the information on the @DIRLIST from 
having remembered someone mention something a few months ago about 
OPENDIR using an array and eventually pulled the information together 
from elsewhere, I still wouldn't have known everything that was in your 
post.

If someone at FP is paying attention they would save a lot of trouble 
simply cutting and pasting that post and putting it in the docs under 
the OPENDIR heading together with a link to this from all the other 
applicable commands including CHDIR.

I'm still amazed at how well Ken has been able to keep FilePro so 
relevant and capable to this day.  Aside from the sexiness or real 
estate that a windows-based system would provide the only other thing 
lacking to keep FP relevant is a way to integrate it with a web page 
that is just as easy as the rest of the application development.

Boaz