Wont Open File If it Exists

[autocomplex]

I am trying to check if the ReadMe file exists, and if it does, to open it. Else display that it could not be found. This is what I have tried using the Help File, but it doesn't seems to do either of the Open or say it doesn't exist. What am i Do wrong?

Case $msg = $MenuInstructions
            FileExists("ReadMe.txt")
            If NOT @Error Then
            FileOpen("ReadMe.txt",0)    
            Else
            SplashTextOn("Error:","File Not Found! You Must have deleted it!",200,300)
            EndIf

Any help is greatly appreciated. =)

[Jos]

If FileExists("ReadMe.txt") Then
    FileOpen("ReadMe.txt", 0)
Else
    SplashTextOn("Error:", "File Not Found! You Must have deleted it!", 200, 300)
EndIf

[Misha]

Problem was that @error was set earlier in the script, or what?

[Jos]

Problem was that @error was set earlier in the script, or what?

FileExits() doesn't set the @error macro but just returns 1 if the file exists or 0 when not ...

[Tiger]

or this:

Case $msg = $MenuInstructions
            $var = FileExists("ReadMe.txt")
            If $var = 1 Then
            FileOpen("ReadMe.txt",0)   
            Else
            SplashTextOn("Error:","File Not Found! You Must have deleted it!",200,300)
            EndIf

[autocomplex]

still does nothing, it doesn't open the file at all ... nor does it show the splash text

[autocomplex]

any clue to why it does this?

[Tiger]

or this:

#include <File.au3>
Case $msg = $MenuInstructions
            $var = FileExists("ReadMe.txt")
            If $var = 1 Then
            FileOpen("ReadMe.txt",0)  
            Else
            _FileCreate("ReadMe.txt")
            EndIf

[bogQ]

still does nothing, it doesn't open the file at all ... nor does it show the splash text

FileOpen

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Opens a text file for reading or writing. things like array ....

$file = FileOpen("test.txt", 0)

; Check if file opened for reading OK
If $file = -1 Then
    MsgBox(0, "Error", "Unable to open file.")
    Exit
EndIf

FileClose($file)


; Another sample which automatically creates the directory structure
$file = FileOpen("test.txt", 10); which is similar to 2 + 8 (erase + create dir)

If $file = -1 Then
    MsgBox(0, "Error", "Unable to open file.")
    Exit
EndIf

FileClose($file)

I think that this is what you need...

ShellExecuteWait("ReadMe.txt")

ShellExecuteWait

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Runs an external program using the ShellExecute API and pauses script execution until it finishes.

...instead of FileOpen command or maby im wrong?

Edited August 24, 2007 by bogQ

[autocomplex]

WORKS !!! Thanks!