Hi Nicolai, The FileSystem API is a bit inconsistent, yes. This is how you can use it: (FileLocator temp / 'foo.txt') writeStreamDo: [ :out | out binary. (ZnCharacterWriteStream on: out encoding: #utf8) << 'élève' ]. (FileLocator temp / 'foo.txt') readStreamDo: [ :in | in binary. ZnCharacterReadStream on: in encoding: #utf8) upToEnd ]. (FileLocator temp / 'foo.txt') binaryReadStreamDo: [ :in | (ZnCharacterReadStream on: in encoding: #utf8) upToEnd ]. There is no #binaryWriteStreamDo: The API around File is more correct, IMHO. Does this help ? What exactly is your question ? Sven
On 4 Feb 2017, at 12:09, Nicolai Hess <nicolaihess@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi How can I specify the character encoding when opening a readStream on a FileRerefence.
I found this, that works:
| readStream fileContent | readStream := (File named: aFileName) openForRead. fileContent := ZnCharacterReadStream on: readStream encoding: encoding. fileContent upToEnd asString.
But if I try to do the same with a readStream from a FileReference
| readStream fileContent | readStream := aFileName asFileReference readStream. fileContent := ZnCharacterReadStream on: readStream encoding: encoding. fileContent upToEnd asString.
I get an error SmallInteger DNU #asciiValue,
this is because, in the first method, we create a binary filestream, and if we use readStream from a FileReference, the stream is a MultibyteFileStream.
How can I us ZnEncoder for a readstream from a FileReference?
(and is it on purpose that both readStream method (openForRead/readStream) return different kinds of binary streams?)
nicolai