Check if path is directory or file

[DssTrainer]

What would be the best way to check if a specified path is a directory or a file?

I have a script that allows people to enter a source path and a destination path. If the user enters a source and destination directory like:

C:\myDir
D:\DestinationDir

it will copy ALL files

But I need to also be able to handle:

C:\myDir\*.exe
D:\DestinationDir

and

C:\myDir\program.*
D:\DestinationDir

and

C:\myDir\*.*
D:\DestinationDir

What would be the best way to check the string for whether or not it contains a full or partial filename? I was gonna use "FileExists" and based on the error i would decide, but FileExists also supports DirectoryExists functionality (probably a bad idea). So I can't think of any other method.

Edited July 6, 2007 by DssTrainer

[Toady]

FileGetAttrib()

[DssTrainer]

FileGetAttrib()

D'oh! Genius! Thanks!

[DssTrainer]

Hmm Doesn't seem to work if I use UNC paths: \\netname\c$\test\xml\myfile.xml

just returns a null.

[MrCreatoR]

And what will return this:

FileExists("\\netname\c$\test\xml\nul")

?

The \\ is defined as root dir (same as StringLeft(@ScriptDir, 2) & "\netname\c$\test\xml\nul") i think, so this file i supose, is not exists .

[SmOke_N]

And what will return this:

FileExists("\\netname\c$\test\xml\nul")

?

The \\ is defined as root dir (same as StringLeft(@ScriptDir, 2) & "\netname\c$\test\xml\nul") i think, so this file i supose, is not exists .

Your example is incorrect. Edited July 6, 2007 by SmOke_N

[DssTrainer]

And what will return this:

FileExists("\\netname\c$\test\xml\nul")

?

The \\ is defined as root dir (same as StringLeft(@ScriptDir, 2) & "\netname\c$\test\xml\nul") i think, so this file i supose, is not exists .

But \\ is the standard (for windows anyway) to signify a network name.

[DW1]

have you tried running that as a different user?

[DssTrainer]

have you tried running that as a different user?

Well I can reach that path through Windows directly, and my "FileFindFirstFile($path/*.*)" works on the UNC path. DirGetSize also doesn't work on UNC paths.

Most Attribute functions don't work on network paths. I think it might be for other programs, not just AutoIt.

Edited July 6, 2007 by DssTrainer

[PsaltyDS]

Well I can reach that path through Windows directly, and my "FileFindFirstFile($path/*.*)" works on the UNC path. DirGetSize also doesn't work on UNC paths.

Most Attribute functions don't work on network paths. I think it might be for other programs, not just AutoIt.

You have some other issue. This works fine for me on a networked UNC path:

$path = "\\my_server\my_share\my_directory"
$file = $path & "\my_file.txt"
If FileExists($path & "\") Then
    MsgBox(64, "Attribs: Dir", FileGetAttrib($path & "\"))
    MsgBox(64, "Size: Dir", DirGetSize($path & "\"))
    MsgBox(64, "Attribs: File", FileGetAttrib($file))
Else
    MsgBox(16, "Error", "Didn't see UNC path")
EndIf

[DssTrainer]

You have some other issue. This works fine for me on a networked UNC path:

$path = "\\my_server\my_share\my_directory"
$file = $path & "\my_file.txt"
If FileExists($path & "\") Then
    MsgBox(64, "Attribs: Dir", FileGetAttrib($path & "\"))
    MsgBox(64, "Size: Dir", DirGetSize($path & "\"))
    MsgBox(64, "Attribs: File", FileGetAttrib($file))
Else
    MsgBox(16, "Error", "Didn't see UNC path")
EndIf

Hmm. i will have to see whats going wrong here. Thanks for trying that.

[ur]

How can we check whether a value stored in a string is file or folder? Both in UNC and Local paths.

Edited July 10, 2015 by ur

[Jos]

I am not sure that this question justifies resurrecting and 8 years old thread but check for a "D" in the result of FileGetAttrib(), which was already given as answer earlier in this thread!
It works both for UNC and LocalPaths for me.

Jos

Edited July 10, 2015 by Jos