Problem with _FileListToArrayRec while using a network path

[Reher]

Hi
first up im pretty new to scripting and Programming in gerneral so please dont be mad if this is a stupid Question.
Im trying to use _FileListToArrayRec to search for a specific Subfolder on an NAS Server Via GUIinputbox, but i cant seem to get an array output while i use the Path to the NAS Server.
Sadly because company data is involved i cant share much of the code but here is an example what i am trying to use

Error:

#include <Array.au3>
#include <File.au3>
#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>

Example()

Func Example()
   $Searchfor = "%21006051"
   $path = "T:\dir\dir\dir\dir\dir\dir"
   $aArray = _FileListToArrayRec($path, $Searchfor &"*" &"|", $FLTAR_FOLDERS, $FLTAR_RECUR, $FLTAR_SORT)
    _ArrayDisplay($aArray, "Sorted tree")
EndFunc

on the other hand if i copy the folder im trying to search to my desktop and change the path it works just fine.

 

Returns an Array with the wanted Subfolder:

#include <Array.au3>
#include <File.au3>
#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>

Example()

Func Example()
   $Searchfor = "%21006051"
   $path = "C:\Users\privat\Desktop\autoit"
   $aArray = _FileListToArrayRec($path, $Searchfor &"*" &"|", $FLTAR_FOLDERS, $FLTAR_RECUR, $FLTAR_SORT)
    _ArrayDisplay($aArray, "Sorted tree")
EndFunc

Please Help

[iamtheky]

thats a lot of dirs, might you be running afoul of

Quote

If path lengths > 260 chars, prefix path with "\\?\" - return paths are not affected

 

[FrancescoDiMuro]

Hi @Reher, and welcome to the AutoIt forums
_FileListToArrayRec(), as almost every function, returns an @error code in case of error.
Try to add this little snippet after the call of _FileListToArrayRec(), so you can see if there is an error, and what kind of error it is:

; Call _FileListToArrayRec()
If @error Then
    ConsoleWrite("Error while calling _FileListToArrayRec()! Error: " & @error & @CRLF)
Else
    ; Do something
EndIf

 

[BrewManNH]

Do you, by any chance, use #RequireAdmin in your real script? If so, you would probably need to use the UNC path instead of the relative path to the folder.

[Reher]

@iamtheky Total path length to the subfolder is around 158 charakters nad may very by 5-15 charakters. Very long but less than 260

@BrewManNH Nope i dont use #Require Admin in my real script.

 

@FrancescoDiMuro tried that and sorry i guess i dont quite understand the ConsoleWrite command  where does it write to?

 

[iamtheky]

but does unc path also fail? what about the shortname?

[BrewManNH]

18 minutes ago, Reher said:

i guess i dont quite understand the ConsoleWrite command  where does it write to?

Run the script from within SciTE without compiling it, and read the output of the ConsoleWrite in the output pane in SciTE.

[Reher]

21 hours ago, iamtheky said:

thats a lot of dirs, might you be running afoul of

 

21 hours ago, iamtheky said:

lengths > 260 chars, prefix path with "\\?\" - return paths are not affected

Thanks everyone, that was the problem using this code i get my array correctly displayed
 

#include <Array.au3>
#include <File.au3>
#include <MsgBoxConstants.au3>

Example()

Func Example()
   $Searchfor = "%21006051"
   $path = "\\?\T:\dir\dir\dir\dir\dir\dir"
   $aArray = _FileListToArrayRec($path, $Searchfor &"*" &"|", $FLTAR_FOLDERS, $FLTAR_RECUR, $FLTAR_SORT)
    _ArrayDisplay($aArray, "Sorted tree")


EndFunc

 

[mLipok]

Thanks for sharing solution.