Question about While/Wend loop

[kaotkbliss]

I have some code that is something like this:

$variable=0

filecopy("oldpath","newpath")

if fileexists("oldpath") then $variable=1

while $variable=1

if not fileexists("newpath") then $variable=1

if fileexists("newpath") then $variable=0

wend

So basically if the file doesn't exist, will it skip the loop (because $variable won't = 1)?

[jvanegmond]

Why not just:

filecopy("oldpath","newpath")
while Not fileexists("newpath") And fileexists("oldpath")
   Sleep(100)
wend

Edited September 23, 2009 by Manadar

[kaotkbliss]

well sometimes the file won't exist in the old path. (depends on how many files are created for the day)

[jvanegmond]

Could you explain the requirements of this snippet in English?

Example:

It must wait until the old file is deleted or until the new file exists

[kaotkbliss]

I just need to know if a loop will be skipped if the condition is not met

example: if $variable=0 and the loop is for $variable=1

the actual code is this:

$kyncon1=0
    $kyncon2=0
    $kyncon3=0
    $emailtext=WinGetText("Inbox - Microsoft Outlook", "")
    $string3=StringInStr($emailtext,"LKYN",0)
    While $string3<>0
        If $string3<>0 Then FileCopy("G:\CLIENT\IDMI\GMC\PNT WFD\KYN\OMR\LKYN_"&@YEAR&@MON&@MDAY&"*.ps","C:\lkyn print\")
        If FileExists("G:\CLIENT\IDMI\GMC\PNT WFD\KYN\OMR\LKYN_"&@YEAR&@MON&@MDAY&"_ConsumerBatch_3.ps") Then $kyncon3=1
        If FileExists("G:\CLIENT\IDMI\GMC\PNT WFD\KYN\OMR\LKYN_"&@YEAR&@MON&@MDAY&"_ConsumerBatch_2.ps") Then $kyncon2=1
        If FileExists("G:\CLIENT\IDMI\GMC\PNT WFD\KYN\OMR\LKYN_"&@YEAR&@MON&@MDAY&"_ConsumerBatch_1.ps") Then $kyncon1=1
        While $kyncon1=1
            If Not FileExists("C:\lkyn print\LKYN_"&@YEAR&@MON&@MDAY&"_ConsumerBatch_1.ps") Then $kyncon1=1
            If FileExists("C:\lkyn print\LKYN_"&@YEAR&@MON&@MDAY&"_ConsumerBatch_1.ps") Then $kyncon1=0 
            Sleep(100)
        WEnd
        While $kyncon2=1
            If Not FileExists("C:\lkyn print\LKYN_"&@YEAR&@MON&@MDAY&"_ConsumerBatch_2.ps") Then $kyncon2=1
            If FileExists("C:\lkyn print\LKYN_"&@YEAR&@MON&@MDAY&"_ConsumerBatch_2.ps") Then $kyncon2=0
            Sleep(100)
        WEnd
        While $kyncon3=1
            If Not FileExists("C:\lkyn print\LKYN_"&@YEAR&@MON&@MDAY&"_ConsumerBatch_3.ps") Then $kyncon3=1
            If FileExists("C:\lkyn print\LKYN_"&@YEAR&@MON&@MDAY&"_ConsumerBatch_3.ps") Then $kyncon3=0
            Sleep(100)
        WEnd

[jvanegmond]

Yes.

Edit: Ofcourse this is all documented in the help file. In the pages about while, and do .. until .. Actually it's documented pretty much everywhere, why is this topic here?

Edited September 23, 2009 by Manadar

[kaotkbliss]

I didn't recall seeing it in the help file (which I pretty much have it open when scite is open... maybe I should write a script to auto open the help file when scite is opened... lol)

[jvanegmond]

There is a script for that. It runs when you press F1.