DirExists?

[sulfurious]

Hi.

I really wish there was a function like If DirExists("\\server\share$") then ....

Right now I can look for a FileExists or a dirgetsize = x then...but I need to know something about it first. Trying to build on fly more things.

Short of hooking into a dll or a windows call, is there an easy UDF for this? I have not seen one.

Any solutions appreciated.

sul

[seandisanti]

Hi.

I really wish there was a function like If DirExists("\\server\share$") then ....

Right now I can look for a FileExists or a dirgetsize = x then...but I need to know something about it first. Trying to build on fly more things.

Short of hooking into a dll or a windows call, is there an easy UDF for this? I have not seen one.

Any solutions appreciated.

sul

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

hm... check the help file again on the DirGetSize()... you may have missed:

Failure: Returns -1 and sets @error to 1 if the path doesn't exist.

***edit***

i had seperated the function name into 3 parts because i am Re Tar Ded

Edited August 11, 2005 by cameronsdad

[sulfurious]

Why so it does. Thanx for pointing that out. I went the long way around and wrote error code for that, but did not think to use it as a positive thing.

2 sets of eyes are better than one on .chm's I think.

sul

[seandisanti]

Why so it does. Thanx for pointing that out. I went the long way around and wrote error code for that, but did not think to use it as a positive thing.

2 sets of eyes are better than one on .chm's I think.

sul

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

np, glad i could help, happens to everyone

[CephasOz]

I wonder what the difference would be between:

1. DirGetSize( $sDir )

and

2. FileExists( $sDir ) And ( StringInStr( FileGetAttrib( $sDir ), "D" ) > 0 )

perhaps implemented as

3.

Func DirExists( $sDir )

Return ( FileExists( $sDir ) And ( StringInStr( FileGetAttrib( $sDir ), "D" ) > 0 ) )

EndFunc

I tend towards 3, as using

If DirExists( "\\Server\share$" ) Then ...

makes the intent of your code obvious.

hm... check the help file again on the DirGetSize()... you may have missed:

***edit***

i had seperated the function name into 3 parts because i am Re Tar Ded

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

[Valuater]

This works well for me

; check if exists @homedrive\temp\
DirGetSize(@HomeDrive & "\Temp\")
If @error= 1 Then
    DirCreate(@HomeDrive & "\Temp\")
EndIf

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