something that always got me wondering

[Vicks]

well every file on WinXP has a file name such as .exe .bat .txt .* but whats the one for folders

so if you wanted to tell autoit to use _FileCreate to create you a folder how could this be done

[xcal]

edit -

Bah... I new there was a proper way...

DirCreate ( "path" )

(Wrong way removed. )

Edited October 6, 2006 by xcal

[Vicks]

edit -

Bah... I new there was a proper way...

DirCreate ( "path" )

(Wrong way removed. )

i knew about that function i just forgot it... but still wondering why a folder doesn't have a name ... hmm

[SmOke_N]

i knew about that function i just forgot it... but still wondering why a folder doesn't have a name ... hmm

A folders name is what ever you call it, but it's a directory, it doesn't need an extension because there is only 1 of that directory.

Edit:

And if you're trying to distinguish them, then just use

If StringInStr(FileGetAttrib($FileNamePath), 'd') Then MsgBox(64, 'Info', $FileNamePath & ' is a directory')

Edited October 6, 2006 by SmOke_N

[dv8]

Directories have names and can also have extentions.

Try creating drirectory named test.txt

Then try creating text file called test.txt in the same folder you created the directory.

See what happened?

The extention is something "invented" by Micro$oft for MSDOS. This operating system uses the extention to determine the type of the file. But if you change the extention, it's still the same file.

[amfony]

See what happened?

No i didnt, what was supposed to happen? A "same file exists" error? It worked for me.