[REBOL] Help for a newbie

From: sanghabum:aol at: 8-Jun-2001 6:47

Hi Ed,

> If I read a directory as in:
>
>   a: read %.
>
>  and then try to find a file name within a, I consistantly receive a null
>  response. What am I missing? I am trying things such as:
>
>   find a "foo.txt"
>   find a %foo.txt

Find a %foo.txt
 works fine for me. Are you sure you are reading the
directory you think you are reading?  Try:

   a: read %.
   foreach xx a [print xx]

And see if foo.txt is listed.

Another possibility:
Is foo.txt a directory? If so, your Find should be:

    find a %foo.txt/

--Colin

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