delray Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 (edited) File names, dates and times are returned but $hFile (file handle) always returns -1; why? #include <GuiConstantsEx.au3> #include <Date.au3> #include <WindowsConstants.au3> ; Shows the filenames of all files with .txt extention. $search = FileFindFirstFile("C:UsersrdwrayCookies*.*") ; Check if the search was successful If $search = -1 Then MsgBox(0, "Error", "No files/directories matched the search pattern") Exit EndIf ; Get current system time: $tSys = _Date_Time_GetLocalTime() $sTime = _Date_Time_SystemTimeToDateTimeStr($tSys) While 1 $file = FileFindNextFile($search) If @error Then ExitLoop If StringRight($file, 4) = ".txt" then $hFile = FileOpen($file) ; Get file handle. FileClose($hFile) MsgBox(0, 0, "File handle: " & $file & " : " & $hFile) $aTime = _Date_Time_GetFileTime($hFile) $aDate = _Date_Time_FileTimeToStr($aTime[2]) If $aTime <> "" Then MsgBox(4096, "File:", $file & ": " & $aDate) Else MsgBox(4096, "File:", "No more files") EndIf EndIf WEnd Edited February 24, 2012 by delray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrewManNH Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Change your FileOpen command to this: $hFile = FileOpen("C:Usersrdwray" & $file) ; Get file handle. You are only opening it by the file name without the path to it, so it doesn't open the file and errors. If I posted any code, assume that code was written using the latest release version unless stated otherwise. Also, if it doesn't work on XP I can't help with that because I don't have access to XP, and I'm not going to.Give a programmer the correct code and he can do his work for a day. Teach a programmer to debug and he can do his work for a lifetime - by Chirag GudeHow to ask questions the smart way! I hereby grant any person the right to use any code I post, that I am the original author of, on the autoitscript.com forums, unless I've specifically stated otherwise in the code or the thread post. If you do use my code all I ask, as a courtesy, is to make note of where you got it from. Back up and restore Windows user files _Array.au3 - Modified array functions that include support for 2D arrays. - ColorChooser - An add-on for SciTE that pops up a color dialog so you can select and paste a color code into a script. - Customizable Splashscreen GUI w/Progress Bar - Create a custom "splash screen" GUI with a progress bar and custom label. - _FileGetProperty - Retrieve the properties of a file - SciTE Toolbar - A toolbar demo for use with the SciTE editor - GUIRegisterMsg demo - Demo script to show how to use the Windows messages to interact with controls and your GUI. - Latin Square password generator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delray Posted February 24, 2012 Author Share Posted February 24, 2012 (edited) Change your FileOpen command to this: $hFile = FileOpen("C:Usersusername" & $file) ; Get file handle. You are only opening it by the file name without the path to it, so it doesn't open the file and errors. Still getting -1: If StringRight($file, 4) = ".txt" then $hFile = FileOpen("C:Usersrdwray" & $file) ; Get file handle. FileClose($hFile) MsgBox(0, 0, "File handle: " & $file & " : " & $hFile) $aTime = _Date_Time_GetFileTime($hFile) $aDate = _Date_Time_FileTimeToStr($aTime[2]) If $aTime <> "" Then MsgBox(4096, "File:", $file & ": " & $aDate) Else MsgBox(4096, "File:", "No more files") EndIf EndIf Edited February 24, 2012 by delray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrewManNH Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Try opening something other than cookie files, because that may be your problem. Also, the folder you're looking in isn't really a folder, it's a junction point, the actual cookies are stored in C:Users<user>AppDataRoamingMicrosoftWindowsCookies. If I posted any code, assume that code was written using the latest release version unless stated otherwise. Also, if it doesn't work on XP I can't help with that because I don't have access to XP, and I'm not going to.Give a programmer the correct code and he can do his work for a day. Teach a programmer to debug and he can do his work for a lifetime - by Chirag GudeHow to ask questions the smart way! I hereby grant any person the right to use any code I post, that I am the original author of, on the autoitscript.com forums, unless I've specifically stated otherwise in the code or the thread post. If you do use my code all I ask, as a courtesy, is to make note of where you got it from. Back up and restore Windows user files _Array.au3 - Modified array functions that include support for 2D arrays. - ColorChooser - An add-on for SciTE that pops up a color dialog so you can select and paste a color code into a script. - Customizable Splashscreen GUI w/Progress Bar - Create a custom "splash screen" GUI with a progress bar and custom label. - _FileGetProperty - Retrieve the properties of a file - SciTE Toolbar - A toolbar demo for use with the SciTE editor - GUIRegisterMsg demo - Demo script to show how to use the Windows messages to interact with controls and your GUI. - Latin Square password generator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delray Posted February 24, 2012 Author Share Posted February 24, 2012 Try opening something other than cookie files, because that may be your problem. Also, the folder you're looking in isn't really a folder, it's a junction point, the actual cookies are stored in C:Users<user>AppDataRoamingMicrosoftWindowsCookies.2 things, I messed up when I copied and pasted your code the first time and second it is now return 2. thanks BrewManNH.A question now: If the file name is being rerturned, why is the full path required to get the handle? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrewManNH Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Because only the file name is returned, you can't open a file by it's file name unless the program can find it. It can't find it if you don't tell it where it is. A file called somerandomname.txt could be anywhere on the hard drive, you have to tell the script where that is. If I posted any code, assume that code was written using the latest release version unless stated otherwise. Also, if it doesn't work on XP I can't help with that because I don't have access to XP, and I'm not going to.Give a programmer the correct code and he can do his work for a day. Teach a programmer to debug and he can do his work for a lifetime - by Chirag GudeHow to ask questions the smart way! I hereby grant any person the right to use any code I post, that I am the original author of, on the autoitscript.com forums, unless I've specifically stated otherwise in the code or the thread post. If you do use my code all I ask, as a courtesy, is to make note of where you got it from. Back up and restore Windows user files _Array.au3 - Modified array functions that include support for 2D arrays. - ColorChooser - An add-on for SciTE that pops up a color dialog so you can select and paste a color code into a script. - Customizable Splashscreen GUI w/Progress Bar - Create a custom "splash screen" GUI with a progress bar and custom label. - _FileGetProperty - Retrieve the properties of a file - SciTE Toolbar - A toolbar demo for use with the SciTE editor - GUIRegisterMsg demo - Demo script to show how to use the Windows messages to interact with controls and your GUI. - Latin Square password generator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delray Posted February 24, 2012 Author Share Posted February 24, 2012 Because only the file name is returned, you can't open a file by it's file name unless the program can find it. It can't find it if you don't tell it where it is. A file called somerandomname.txt could be anywhere on the hard drive, you have to tell the script where that is. ok, understand, but a second issue has occurred, the _Date_Time_GetFileTime($hFile) function is failing and returns null in $aDate = _Date_Time_FileTimeToStr($aTime[2]). Should not the file handle be more than 1 digit normally? Matter of fact, it is returning 2 for every file. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrewManNH Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 You're closing the file after every file open so it reuses the file handle I'm guessing. Also, the _Date_Time_GetFileTime function needs an open file handle to read the information, and you don't give it one because you've closed it. Move the FileClose statement from where it is, to just before the last EndIf statement so that it's not closed until you're done using it. If I posted any code, assume that code was written using the latest release version unless stated otherwise. Also, if it doesn't work on XP I can't help with that because I don't have access to XP, and I'm not going to.Give a programmer the correct code and he can do his work for a day. Teach a programmer to debug and he can do his work for a lifetime - by Chirag GudeHow to ask questions the smart way! I hereby grant any person the right to use any code I post, that I am the original author of, on the autoitscript.com forums, unless I've specifically stated otherwise in the code or the thread post. If you do use my code all I ask, as a courtesy, is to make note of where you got it from. Back up and restore Windows user files _Array.au3 - Modified array functions that include support for 2D arrays. - ColorChooser - An add-on for SciTE that pops up a color dialog so you can select and paste a color code into a script. - Customizable Splashscreen GUI w/Progress Bar - Create a custom "splash screen" GUI with a progress bar and custom label. - _FileGetProperty - Retrieve the properties of a file - SciTE Toolbar - A toolbar demo for use with the SciTE editor - GUIRegisterMsg demo - Demo script to show how to use the Windows messages to interact with controls and your GUI. - Latin Square password generator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delray Posted February 24, 2012 Author Share Posted February 24, 2012 You're closing the file after every file open so it reuses the file handle I'm guessing. Also, the _Date_Time_GetFileTime function needs an open file handle to read the information, and you don't give it one because you've closed it. Move the FileClose statement from where it is, to just before the last EndIf statement so that it's not closed until you're done using it. Still not working: $path = "C:\Users\username\Cookies\" While 1 $file = FileFindNextFile($search) If @error Then ExitLoop If StringRight($file, 4) = ".txt" then $hFile = FileOpen($path & $file) ; Get file handle. MsgBox(0, 0, "File handle: " & $file & " : " & $hFile) $aTime = _Date_Time_GetFileTime($hFile) $aDate = _Date_Time_FileTimeToStr($aTime[2]) If $aTime <> "" Then MsgBox(4096, "File:", $file & ": " & $aDate) Else MsgBox(4096, "File:", "No more files") EndIf FileClose($hFile) EndIf WEnd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrewManNH Posted February 24, 2012 Share Posted February 24, 2012 Try using FileGetTime instead of the one you're using. Reading the help file for that function it looks like it has restrictions on how it works, FileGetTime doesn't appear to have those restrictions. Please read the help file in regards to how to use FileGetTime, as it uses a file path and not a handle.Also, please don't PM me in the future. If I posted any code, assume that code was written using the latest release version unless stated otherwise. Also, if it doesn't work on XP I can't help with that because I don't have access to XP, and I'm not going to.Give a programmer the correct code and he can do his work for a day. Teach a programmer to debug and he can do his work for a lifetime - by Chirag GudeHow to ask questions the smart way! I hereby grant any person the right to use any code I post, that I am the original author of, on the autoitscript.com forums, unless I've specifically stated otherwise in the code or the thread post. If you do use my code all I ask, as a courtesy, is to make note of where you got it from. Back up and restore Windows user files _Array.au3 - Modified array functions that include support for 2D arrays. - ColorChooser - An add-on for SciTE that pops up a color dialog so you can select and paste a color code into a script. - Customizable Splashscreen GUI w/Progress Bar - Create a custom "splash screen" GUI with a progress bar and custom label. - _FileGetProperty - Retrieve the properties of a file - SciTE Toolbar - A toolbar demo for use with the SciTE editor - GUIRegisterMsg demo - Demo script to show how to use the Windows messages to interact with controls and your GUI. - Latin Square password generator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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