>>Hi everybody,
>>
>>I have the following code:
>>
>>if not directory(thisform.cInputDirectory)
>> md (thisform.cInputDirectory)
>> endif
>> lcDir = thisform.cInputDirectory + "Batch_" + ;
>> transform(crsBatch_Imports.iBatch_Number)
>> if not directory(m.lcDir)
>> md (m.lcDir)
>> endif
>>
>>The cInputDirectory has a \ at the end.
>>
>>The first portion of the code returns an error "The directory already exists" on md (thisform.cInputDirectory) command.
>>
>>What could be the problem? \ at the end or user rights? If the second, the error message is misleading.
>
>The problem maybe that directory is hidden. If so, use adir instead:
>?adir(atemp,justpath(thisform.cInputDirectory),"DH") && No backslash at the end !
Hi Yuri,
I checked directory() function and it allows to specify flags. But I may still have some problems with the rights, e.g. MD may still fail. So, I just put this piece of code into TRY/CATCH.
If it's not broken, fix it until it is.
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