2017-02-04 12:49 GMT+01:00 Sven Van Caekenberghe <sven@stfx.eu>:
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) << '��l��ve' ].

(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 ?

Yes, thanks for the fast response.
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What exactly is your question ?

I am looking at the issues with FileList, there are some parts that don't work anymore (see FileList>>#contents, it calls some unimplemted methods), and it uses TextConverter and somoe parts of the older File api.
It looks like most other (newer) parts are using ZnCharacterReadstream for encoding, but I couldn't find a way to use it together with FileReferences (most parts of the FileList already operate with the newer FileSystem API.
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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