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Travonisoft
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11 years ago

Is AsyncGetToFile truly Async if you have to wait on a port?

I have been developing for roku for several months now and one thing still boggles my mind. Why name a method AsyncGetToFile if it is truly not Asynchronous? If i have to create a message port and...
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Travonisoft
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11 years ago
My main question is this:

Why is there a function AsyncGetToFile(), when said function will not place that file in the temp directory without handling a message from a messagePort?

Shouldn't it place that file straight into the tmp:/ directory without me having to handle a message.