posted 29 December 2001 01:49            

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I have a script which prompts me for a file (normal Mac dialog box). I am using split-stereo files and would like to only get prompted once, so I would like the script to put the correct ".L" and ".R" extensions onto the base filename.

I know how to do the concatenation, but I need to strip off the extension to get the correct base filename. How can I do that?

e.g.- The script calls the dialog box and I select "alien.L". Back inside the script I want to strip off the ".L" so I can concatenate ".R" and create "alien.R".

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posted 29 December 2001 11:30            

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If you know that you will always have selected the correct kind of file, you could use:

otherFileString := (fileString copyFrom: 1 to: fileString size - 1), 'R'.

This copies all of the characters of the string except the last, and appends the letter R onto the end.

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posted 29 December 2001 13:03            

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Perfect.

Thanks.

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