Subject Re: Directory verification From Ken Mayer <dbase@nospam.goldenstag.net> Date Sun, 16 Apr 2017 11:13:17 -0700 Newsgroups dbase.getting-started On 4/16/2017 9:52 AM, Heinz Kesting wrote: > Hi Charlie, >> Is it possible to verify if directories on a computer outside dbase >> exist? >> > > More on this. While VALIDDRIVE() only checks if the specified DRIVE is > valid or present, you can use the following TRY construct to test for an > existing directory: > > private cCurDir // PRIVATE is important here > cCurDir = set("DIRECTORY") // save current dir > try >    cd "D:\folder1\folder2\folder3" // example folder >    set directory to &cDir. // switch back to previous dir > catch (exception e)  // catch error if not existing >    msgbox("No such folder") > endtry > > If the command CD ... is successful, the directory is actually changed, > but if you don't want this to happen right now, and only need to know if > the folder exists, then you may want to switch back to the folder you > were working in before. That's why the storage of the current folder at > the beginning. > > If you need more functions for working with folders, you could use the > Windows FileSystemObject. This would provide functions like > FolderExists(), CreateExists() and DeleteFolder() There is also functionality in the dUFLP (IsDir() ...) that will do this. Ken -- *Ken Mayer* Ken's dBASE Page: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase The dUFLP: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/index.htm#duflp dBASE Books: http://www.goldenstag.net/dbase/Books/dBASEBooks.htm