help with multiple loops

[gcue]

hello.

i am trying to find out if a pc has a shortcut to nlnotes.exe or notes.exe in their windows profile startup folder

the $lnk_file = FileFindNextFile($shortcut_search) produces some blank results at the tail end of its search so when it tries to FileGetShortcut on that file, it gets stuck

i tried

if $lnk_file = "" Then

ContinueLoop 2

EndIf

and

If @error Then ContinueLoop 2

but i dont get accurate results - should be loop2 right? bc loop1 is the For Loop

any ideas?

For $x = 1 To UBound($profiles) - 1

    $shortcut_search = FileFindFirstFile("\\" & $asset & "\c$\documents and settings\" & $profiles[$x] & "\start menu\programs\startup\*.lnk")

    If $shortcut_search = -1 Then
        ContinueLoop
    EndIf

    While 1
        $lnk_file = FileFindNextFile($shortcut_search)

        ;MsgBox(0, "", $file)

;~          If @error Then ExitLoop 2

        If $lnk_file = "" Then
            ContinueLoop 2
        EndIf

        $shortcut_path = FileGetShortcut("\\" & $asset & "\c$\documents and settings\" & $profiles[$x] & "\start menu\programs\startup\" & $lnk_file)

        If $shortcut_path = "c:\lotus\notes\notes.exe" Then
            MsgBox(0, "standard", "profile startup")
            $user = $profiles[$x]
            $startup_location = "..\<Profile>\..\Startup"
            $exe = "notes.exe"
        EndIf

        If $shortcut_path = "c:\lotus\notes\nlnotes.exe" Then
            MsgBox(0, "basic", "profile startup")
            $user = $profiles[$x]
            $startup_location = "..\<Profile>\..\Startup"
            $exe = "nlnotes.exe"
        EndIf
    WEnd
Next

Edited December 9, 2009 by gcue

[whim]

Why not just use

If $link_file = "" Then Exitloop

instead of

If $link_file = "" Then 
 ContinueLoop 2
EndIf

whim

[gcue]

seems to exit prematurely still

[PsaltyDS]

...should be loop2 right? bc loop1 is the For Loop

No. Loop 1 is the most immediate (innermost) loop. Loop 2 is the parent (outer loop) that contains loop 1.

For $A = 1 To 5
    ConsoleWrite("Outer loop: " & $A & @LF)
    For $B = 1 To 5
        ConsoleWrite(@TAB & "Inner loop: " & $B & @LF)
        If $B = 4 Then ExitLoop 1
    Next
Next

[gcue]

i figured it out..

i forgot the [0] in the filegetshortcut - doh!!!!

my apologies

thanks for your help!