Finding Files does it open them?

[Saddle]

I have some code that looks for a file in a directory regularly using wildcards because the name changes but the extension doesn't. My code just wants to know the file's name if it is present, not it's contents.

My question is "Do I have to use FileClose() between directory searches?" Would I run into problems using the following code:

DO

$TimeOut = 1000

IF ($Count < 1) then

$search = FILEFINDFIRSTFILE("*." & $RoomName)

IF ($Search <> -1) THEN

$File = FILEFINDNEXTFILE($Search)

..... Do something with the filename found

$Count = 10

ENDIF

$Count = $Count - 1

ENDIF

Sleep($TimeOut)

UNTIL ($Finish = $True)

Does the filefindfirstfind/filefindnextfile combination actually open the file? Will it fail with some share problem if there are 30 machines looking at the same file?

Can the handle $search be reused immediately without a fileclose?

Thanks,

Saddle (In the land of Oz)

[seandisanti]

I have some code that looks for a file in a directory regularly using wildcards because the name changes but the extension doesn't. My code just wants to know the file's name if it is present, not it's contents.

My question is "Do I have to use FileClose() between directory searches?" Would I run into problems using the following code:

DO

$TimeOut = 1000

IF ($Count < 1) then

$search = FILEFINDFIRSTFILE("*." & $RoomName)

IF ($Search <> -1) THEN

$File = FILEFINDNEXTFILE($Search)

..... Do something with the filename found

$Count = 10

ENDIF

$Count = $Count - 1

ENDIF

Sleep($TimeOut)

UNTIL ($Finish = $True)

Does the filefindfirstfind/filefindnextfile combination actually open the file? Will it fail with some share problem if there are 30 machines looking at the same file?

Can the handle $search be reused immediately without a fileclose?

Thanks,

Saddle (In the land of Oz)

you don't need to close the search handle for every iteration of your FileFindNextFile loop. you should do a fileclose on $search after the loop though... if your multiple directories you want to search are all in the same tree, you could search all of them with one recursive search... someone (i want to say maybe randallc) has compiled a list of recursive file searches and listers... you may be able to save yourself some time using/modifying one of those...

[Saddle]

Thanks for the reply,

The search I need to do is for the same file, I just need to know what the name has changed to, no recursion, no sub-directories. Do I have to close the handle to know if the file has changed name since the last time I looked?

you don't need to close the search handle for every iteration of your FileFindNextFile loop. you should do a fileclose on $search after the loop though... if your multiple directories you want to search are all in the same tree, you could search all of them with one recursive search... someone (i want to say maybe randallc) has compiled a list of recursive file searches and listers... you may be able to save yourself some time using/modifying one of those...

[seandisanti]

Thanks for the reply,

The search I need to do is for the same file, I just need to know what the name has changed to, no recursion, no sub-directories. Do I have to close the handle to know if the file has changed name since the last time I looked?

i believe so, because you'd have to do that with another filefindfirstfile structure...