Jermey,
follows code that should resolve your conversion to posix
//fileutl_Path_Convert_to_Posix
//$1 - Text - Path to convert
//Original from JorgeChB via iNug
//Converts a Mac file path to a Posix form
//RETURNS - Text - converted path, or empty string if path is empty,
or error
// • Created 3/24/15 by Chip -
//• Updated 05-17-18 by Chip - added test for empty path
C_TEXT($Path;$Path;$0;$msg)
If (Count parameters>=1)
$Path:=$1
Case of
: ($Path="")
$msg:="Source Path is empty"
ALERT($msg)
: (Position(Colon_Char;$Path)>0)
$Path:=Replace string($Path;Slash_Char;"__-sLaSh-__") //'a/b' ->
'a__-sLaSh-__b'
$Path:=Replace string($Path;Colon_Char;Slash_Char) //'a:b' -> 'a/b'
$Path:=Replace string($Path;"__-sLaSh-__";Colon_Char)
//'a__-sLaSh-__b' -> 'a:b'
$Path:=Replace
string($Path;BackSlash_Char;BackSlash_Char+BackSlash_Char) //'a\\b' ->
'a\\b'"
$Path:=Replace string($Path;Space_Char;BackSlash_Char+Space_Char) //'a
b' -> 'a\ b'
$Path:=Replace string($Path;"*";BackSlash_Char+"*") //'a*b' -> 'a\*b'
$Path:=Replace string($Path;"'";BackSlash_Char+"'") //'a'b' -> 'a\'b'
$Path:=Replace string($Path;"&";BackSlash_Char+"&") //'a&b' -> 'a\&b'
$Path:=Replace string($Path;Quote_Char;BackSlash_Char+Quote_Char)
//'a"b' -> 'a\"b'
$Path:=Replace string($Path;"(";BackSlash_Char+"(") //'a(b' -> 'a\(b'
$Path:=Replace string($Path;")";BackSlash_Char+")") //'a)b' -> 'a\)b'
//make sure we do not prepend 'Volumes' if it already there
If (Position("/Volumes/";$Path)=0)
$0:="/Volumes/"+$Path
Else
$0:=$Path
End if
Else
$msg:="Posix conversion is only applicable "
$msg:=$msg+"to paths formatted for use on a Macintosh."
ALERT($msg)
End case
Else
$msg:="Required parameters (1) not passed."+Cr_Char
$msg:=$msg+"Parameters passed "+String(Count parameters)
ALERT($msg)
End if
//End fileutl_Path_Convert_to_Posix
On Mon, 24 Jun 2019 10:57:14 -0400, Jeremy French via 4D_Tech wrote:
> How do we resolve POSIX file path syntax between 4D and Mac Terminal?
>
> This Mac system path has a space in the folder name "Final Application":
> Macintosh
> HD:Users:jeremyfrench:Desktop:test_notarize_01:test_notarize_01_Build:Final
> Application:test_notarize_01.app:
>
> 4D's POSIX shows the space in "Final Application" unescaped:
> /Users/jeremyfrench/Desktop/test_notarize_01/test_notarize_01_Build/Final
> Application/test_notarize_01.app/
>
> And 4D's escaped POSIX shows the space represented as "%20”, like this:
>
/Users/jeremyfrench/Desktop/test_notarize_01/test_notarize_01_Build/Final%20Application/test_notarize_01.app/
>
> Neither 4D syntax (escaped or unescaped) matches Terminal's POSIX syntax.
>
> Terminal's POSIX shows the space in "Final Application" escaped
> differently, with a left-slash: "\ "
> /Users/jeremyfrench/Desktop/test_notarize_01/test_notarize_01_Build/Final\
> Application/test_notarize_01.app
>
> QUESTIONS:
>
> Does Terminal escape only space characters?
> Are there other characters that Terminal escapes with a left-slash?
> Is replacing a space with left-slash-space the only change needed to
> convert 4D's POSIX to Terminal's POXSIX?
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