Dawn, Thanks. I agree with your assessment. I have never had it fail either. That's why this seemed so strange. However, Razzak's second idea worked like a champ!
Thanks Jan -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] (RBASE-L Mailing List) Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 15:27:57 -0400 Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: CHKFILE Jan, I'm really not sure if that's possible (for the chkfile function to find something outside the current directory - unless you specify the full path). Use (CVAL('CURRDIR')) to make sure you're in the directory you think you are at the time you're calling the function. If you have a FILE named backup, as Karen mentioned, it'll return 1 also. Using Windows Explorer, if you try to create a folder named backup in your "current" directory, and you already have a file named backup, you'll get an error too. I've never had chkfile NOT work..... Dawn Hast "jan johansen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 06/11/2008 03:12:05 PM: > Razzak, > > Thanks but same results. There is a directory called BACKUP but not > in the current directory. > It's like maybe there is something in the path that makes the > CHKFILE look globally. > > Jan > > > -----Original Message----- > From: "A. Razzak Memon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] (RBASE-L Mailing List) > Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:53:00 -0400 > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: CHKFILE > At 01:43 PM 6/11/2008, jan johansen wrote: > > >I know I have done this before but I'm missing something. > > > >I'm trying to check the existance of a folder in the current > >directory named BACKUP and create it if not found so I have > >SET VAR vChkDir = (CHKFILE("BACKUP")) > >IF vChkDir <> 1 THEN > > MD BACKUP > >ENDIF > > Jan, > > Here's the correct technique to verify and then create a > folder, if necessary. > > Example 01: > > -- start here ... > SET VAR vChkFile INTEGER = NULL > SET VAR vChkFile = (CHKFILE('PDF')) > IF vChkFile <> 1 THEN > MD PDF > ENDIF > -- end here ... > > Change the code as you see fit, including the correct use > of quotes, in your case. > > Very Best R:egards, > > Razzak. >
