DirRemove getting stuck...

[ne0trace]

Hello,

I have an install script which uses the "DirRemove" Function to clear a directory before installing to it. But it seems that from time to time the scripts stops while deleteing. Is there a possibility to check if the remove process was successfull and continue if so?

What I tried was the following:

$existiert = DirGetSize("c:\\Program Files (x86)")
if $existiert <> -1 then
$direxists= FileExists("C:\Program Files (x86)\Test")
if $direxists = 1 then
    $dirremove = DirRemove("C:\Program Files (x86)\Test",1)
EndIf
if DirRemove = 0 Then
    MsgBox ( 0, "", "fail" )
Else
    MsgBox (0, "", "success" )
endif

I tried to use "if DirRemove = 0 Then" to check but that doesn't help.

thank you

Felix

[ReaImDown]

if DirExists("Directory") then

DirRemove("Directory",1)

if DirExists("Directory") then

msgbox(0,"","Failed")

else

msgbox(0,"","worked")

endif

endif

Edited March 7, 2008 by ReaImDown

[Monamo]

Hello,

I have an install script which uses the "DirRemove" Function to clear a directory before installing to it. But it seems that from time to time the scripts stops while deleteing. Is there a possibility to check if the remove process was successfull and continue if so?

What I tried was the following:

$existiert = DirGetSize("c:\\Program Files (x86)")
if $existiert <> -1 then
$direxists= FileExists("C:\Program Files (x86)\Test")
if $direxists = 1 then
    $dirremove = DirRemove("C:\Program Files (x86)\Test",1)
EndIf
if DirRemove = 0 Then
    MsgBox ( 0, "", "fail" )
Else
    MsgBox (0, "", "success" )
endif

I tried to use "if DirRemove = 0 Then" to check but that doesn't help.

thank you

Felix

You're missing the "$" in your If statement. It should be:

if $dirremove = 0 Then
    MsgBox ( 0, "", "fail" )
Else
    MsgBox (0, "", "success" )
endif

[ReaImDown]

You're missing the "$" in your If statement. It should be:

if $dirremove = 0 Then
    MsgBox ( 0, "", "fail" )
Else
    MsgBox (0, "", "success" )
endif

suppose that works too -.-'

[Monamo]

suppose that works too -.-'

Yep Just another example to drive home why your variables should never have the same name as a built-in function.

[ReaImDown]

Yep Just another example to drive home why your variables should never have the same name as a built-in function.

I read over it, but I didn't really pay that much attention, I just saw alot of code that wasn't necessary

[ne0trace]

I just want to mention that this script is from my collegue.

I'll check it later but thank you very much so far.

Felix

[GEOSoft]

You can straighten up that code a lot with the following

If DirGetSize("c:\Program Files (x86)") <> -1 then
   If FileExists("C:Program Files (x86)Test") Then
      If DirRemove("C:Program Files (x86)Test",1) Then
         MsgBox (0, "", "success" )
      Else
         MsgBox ( 0, "", "fail" )
      EndIf
   Endif
EndIf

[ReaImDown]

You can straighten up that code a lot with the following

If DirGetSize("c:\Program Files (x86)") <> -1 then
   If FileExists("C:Program Files (x86)Test") Then
      If DirRemove("C:Program Files (x86)Test",1) Then
         MsgBox (0, "", "success" )
      Else
         MsgBox ( 0, "", "fail" )
      EndIf
   Endif
EndIf

yup, I just wrote it quickly, I didnt use scite or I'd of used tidy, sorry haha

[GEOSoft]

yup, I just wrote it quickly, I didnt use scite or I'd of used tidy, sorry haha

I wasn't refering to Tidy. I was refering to the use of variables that were not required.