[Gambas-user] Re: File manipulation

[Michael Sullivan]

I figured it out.  I was using a class instead of a module.

On Mon, 2004-08-09 at 20:37, Michael Sullivan wrote:
> I have a problem.  I'm trying to open a file from my program.  I have a
> variable, myFilename, which I want to hold the name of the file.  I try
> to assign it the filename:
> 
> myFilename = "/home/michael/system/ibackup_list"
> 
> but it keeps giving me this error:
> 
> Dynamic symbols cannot be used in static function at line 4 in
> main.class
> 
> I counted down to line 4 (I wish there were line and column numbers
> available on a status bar in the editor) and line 4 was my assignment
> statement.  Is '/' a dynamic symbol in Gambas?  If so, what's the
> correct syntax of my assignment?  Please help!