Help with Wildcards and Directories

[mespork]

Hello,

I need help with checking to see if a directory exists. The problem is that the directory will change depending on the computer. Here is what I have

FileFindFirstFile($vartemp&"\_AI*.tmp")

However, it is still returning -1 even though there is a folder named _AIB361.tmp in the directory (%temp% on the machine which $vartemp is set to)

Thanks

David

[PsaltyDS]

Hello,

I need help with checking to see if a directory exists. The problem is that the directory will change depending on the computer. Here is what I have

FileFindFirstFile($vartemp&"\_AI*.tmp")

However, it is still returning -1 even though there is a folder named _AIB361.tmp in the directory (%temp% on the machine which $vartemp is set to)

Thanks

David

Post exactly how you set the value in $vartemp. You could put a debug point in there like this:

$sFilePath = $vartemp & "\_AI*.tmp"
MsgBox(64, "Debug", "$sFilePath = " & $sFilePath)
$hFinder = FileFindFirstFile($sFilePath)
If $hFinder = -1 Then
     MsgBox(16, "Error", "FileFindFirstFile() failed")
     Exit
EndIf

>_<

Edited August 19, 2009 by PsaltyDS

[Melba23]

mespork,

First, welcome to the Autoit forums.

You need to use the FileExists function to determine whether your folder exists. FileFindFirstFile needs a full path and filename (which can include wildcards) to return a search handle for further exploitation - hardly surprising that it returns -1 in this case!. >_<

Of course, FileFindFirstFile might well come in handy if you want to search the level above for all the folders which meet the mask you have set (_AI*.tmp[/i1]) and you want to choose between them.

M23

PS. In the longer term, You might find that reading the Help file (at least the first few sections - Using AutoIt, Tutorials and the first couple of References) will help you enormously. You should also look at the excellent tutorials that you will find here and here.

[mespork]

mespork,

First, welcome to the Autoit forums.

You need to use the FileExists function to determine whether your folder exists. FileFindFirstFile needs a full path and filename (which can include wildcards) to return a search handle for further exploitation - hardly surprising that it returns -1 in this case!. >_<

Of course, FileFindFirstFile might well come in handy if you want to search the level above for all the folders which meet the mask you have set (_AI*.tmp[/i1]) and you want to choose between them.

M23

PS. In the longer term, You might find that reading the Help file (at least the first few sections - Using AutoIt, Tutorials and the first couple of References) will help you enormously. You should also look at the excellent tutorials that you will find here and here.

After working trough it a couple of times I have it now reconizing that there is a folder there. However, the folder is gone it is not starting the next program. Here is my program, it is a pretty simple one:

$vartemp = EnvGet("temp")
$search = FileFindFirstFile($vartemp&"\_AI*.tmp")

Run("\\cazapp01\Apps\Autodesk\32\2010\AdminImage\setup.exe /qb /I \\cazapp01\Apps\Autodesk\32\2010\AdminImage\AutoCad_Apple.ini /language en-us", "\\cazapp01\Apps\Autodesk\32\2010\AdminImage")
Do
    Sleep(50000)
    FileClose($search)
    $search = FileFindFirstFile($vartemp&"\_AI*.tmp")
    MsgBox(4096,"Search", $search)
 Until $search == -1

Run("\\cazapp01\Apps\Autodesk\32\2010\Architecture\AdminImage\setup.exe /qb /I \\cazapp01\Apps\Autodesk\32\2010\Architecture\AdminImage\Architecture_Apple.ini /language en-us", "\cazapp01\Apps\Autodesk\32\2010\AdminImage")
Do
    Sleep(50000)
    FileClose($search)
    $search = FileFindFirstFile($vartemp&"\_AI*.tmp")
    MsgBox(4096,"Search", $search)
 Until $search == -1

Run("\\cazapp01\Apps\Autodesk\32\2010\3DsMax\AdminImage\setup.exe /qb /I \\cazapp01\Apps\Autodesk\32\2010\3DsMax\AdminImage\3DsMax_Apple.ini", "\\cazapp01\Apps\Autodesk\32\2010\3DsMax\AdminImage")
Do
    FileClose($search)
    $search = FileFindFirstFile($vartemp&"\_AI*.tmp")
    MsgBox(4096,"Search", $search)
 Until $search == -1

I am just trying to make an install for our AutoCad suite.

David

[mespork]

Is there anything I am missing with the run command, should I pass it to a command prompt?

David

[bo8ster]

I would try dropping the working directory param

[mespork]

I would try dropping the working directory param

Good idea. I will try when I get to work.

David

[mespork]

Getting rid of the working directory and it worked. Thank you!!!