Need input from developers

[GEOSoft]

I think this has been in the help file since the first Beta of AutoIt3 (Jons fault ). And since I'm doing a lot of updating on the help file right now I would like to straighten this out ASAP.

In FileMove()>>Flag

[optional]this flag determines whether to overwrite files if they already exist:

Can be a combination of the following:

0 = (default) do not overwrite existing files

1 = overwrite existing files

8 = Create destination directory structure if it doesn't exist (See Remarks).

Edit: Ignore this, I finally realized that in some scenarios this page is correct. Sorry guys.

The way I see it, these flags can not be combined.

Reasoning;

Obviously you can't combine 0 and 1

You can't combine 0 and 8 OR 1 and 8 because if the directory structure does not exist then either does the destination file, so overwrite flags will not apply. It shouldn't throw an error but the way I it won't work either. Correct me if I'm wrong.

Question;

Should I remove the Can be a combination of the following: and the associated remarks or just ignore it.

I vote for removal but obviously it's not a major issue or someone would have reported it.

Edited May 27, 2006 by GEOSoft

[w0uter]

AFAIK.

0 OR 1 = 1

0 OR 8 = 8

1 OR 8 = 8

0 OR 1 OR 8 = 8

so it can be combined

maybe a rephraze ?

Edited May 26, 2006 by w0uter

[GEOSoft]

AFAIK.

0 OR 1 = 1

0 OR 8 = 8

1 OR 8 = 8

0 OR 1 OR 8 = 8

so it can be combined

maybe a rephraze ?

Ah ha, but if you read the remarks in FileMove() you'll notice that the example is 9 (8+1) and I'd sure like to know how that's going to work.

[GioVit]

AFAIK.

0 OR 1 = 1

0 OR 8 = 8

1 OR 8 = 8

0 OR 1 OR 8 = 8

so it can be combined

maybe a rephraze ?

Sorry, but...

1 OR 8 = 9 not 8

and also

0 OR 1 OR 8 = 9

[GEOSoft]

Sorry, but...

1 OR 8 = 9 not 8

and also

0 OR 1 OR 8 = 9

No

1 OR 8 = 1 OR 8

0+8 = 8

1+8 = 9

0 OR 1 OR 8 = 0 OR 1 OR 8

The page states that they can be combined (AKA summed).

[GEOSoft]

You can ignore this whole thread. Poor logic yesterday because actually in certain situations 9 is valid. So the file remains as it is.

Scenario

You are working in a loop and Moving files to another folder.

If the file already exists on the destination path then it's over-written

If only part of the destination path exists then the rest of the path is created and the file moved there. It's an If...ElseIf situation.