Seems I don't understand "load"

I know this is a dumb question, but I just don't see it. I am trying to make a file transfer script. I want to put the names of the files into another file, so the program can be more general. I make a file like this: —- FILE-LIST: [ index.htm index1.htm logo150.gif logo_fromJan.gif WintixManual.pdf ] —- In my script, if I "load" this file, I get an error message "FILE-LIST has no value." If I put a REBOL header into the file and "do" the file, it works. What is wrong with my understanding of "load"? Thank you. (The file names are strings instead of file names because I have to append a directory name to each and then convert the final string to a file. That is, I believe, a separate issue I am struggling with.) Steven White City of Bloomington 1800 W Old Shakopee Rd Bloomington MN 55431-3096 USA 952-563-4882 (voice) 952-563-4672 (fax) steven.white-ci.bloomington.mn.us

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I agree brock.... hehehe ;-) -MAx On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 12:24 PM, Brock Kalef <brock.kalef-innovapost.com> wrote:

hi Steven, Load only decodes strings converting them to rebol natives. it does not evaluate the resulting block of rebol values and symbols. which is why 'DO works, cause it loads AND evaluates the data. the reason your are getting a "file-list has no value" error, is that 'file-list is never bound (given actual meaning within a context), since the set-word isn't evaluated. what you really want to do is this (I think): in your file: (note the comments are not needed, I put them here, just for clarity of the mail.) ;------------------------------ %index.htm %index1.htm %logo150.gif %logo_fromJan.gif %WintixManual.pdf ;---------------------------------- and the script: ;---------------------------------- rebol [ title: "load file example" ] dir: %/c/folder/ file-list: load %file-list.rdata ; the extension isn't important, I just use this to separate scripts from data in my folders foreach path file-list [ ; use join, cause append will modify the dir itself file-path: join dir path ?? file-path ] ask "press enter to quit" ;---------------------------------- Note I use file! types directly and it works hope this helps :-) -MAx On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 10:38 AM, Steven White <swhite-ci.bloomington.mn.us> wrote:

Hi Steven, When you load that file, all the data gets enclosed a block. Assign a label to that data, when you load it - _not_ within the saved block. i.e., you could save your %file-list as: index.htm index1.htm logo150.gif logo_fromJan.gif WintixManual.pdf Load it: file-list: load %file-list If you loop through the block using "to-file": foreach file file-list [probe to-file file] You get: %index.htm %index1.htm %logo150.gif %logo_fromJan.gif %WintixManual.pdf == %WintixManual.pdf If you wanted to print each file: foreach file file-list [print read to-file file] To append a directory: foreach file file-list [print rejoin [%/mydir/ file]] On Tue, Feb 26, 2008 at 10:38 AM, Steven White <swhite-ci.bloomington.mn.us> wrote:

Nick, I don't want to sound like an ass, but the file as you presetn it will load back as a list of words: == [index.htm index1.htm logo150.gif logo_fromJan.gif WintixManual.pdf ] now in this example, it will work, cause by chance, all the files actually can be valid word labels, and (re)joining a word to a file! will work. Steven, really should put the % characters in front of his paths, just to prevent from a stray path from being present in the list. and steven, one little note outside of what has been discussed so far, if you want a path with a space inside, just enclose the path within a string, after the %, like so: %"/c/program dir/music-application/my song name with spaces.mp3" hope this helps -MAx On Wed, Feb 27, 2008 at 2:34 AM, Nick Antonaccio <nick1-musiclessonz.com> wrote: