FILE OBJECT TYPE
  NAME: file
  SHORTCUT: dir

  DESCRIPTION
    Reference to a file or folder (directory) on disk.
    The string value of the file object is the path and name
    of the file.

  CHILDREN
    None.

  MESSAGES
    read <into.obj> - Read file and put data in the specified object.
      If the <into.obj> is not specified, the data will be in <it>.
    write <from.obj> - Write the data in the <from.object> into
      the file.
    show - Show the contents of the file.
    page - Show the contents of the file, paginated
    open - Open the file with the default application for the type.
    check_exists - Check to see if the file exists.
      <It> will be true or false.
    check_is_file - Check to see if the file specified is a
      regular file.  <It> will be true or false.
    check_is_dir - Check to see if the file specified is a
      diretory.  <It> will be true or false.

  EXAMPLE

    exists [can] :
    	f [file] : /Users/me/tmp
    	on_load [script] :
    		show "Checking to see if file exists:  " + exists.f
    		tell exists.f to check_exists
    		show it
    		tell exists.f to check_is_dir
    		show "is a directory?  " + it
    		tell exists.f to check_is_file
    		show "is a file?  " + it

  SEE ALSO