Problem with the Open-Delete-ReCreate Pattern

[dogisay]

Respected Autoit Forum Members,
If this is a problem my problem is basic.
 

$path=@AppDataDir & "\etc\Isproblem.txt"
FileOpen($path)
;FileClose($path) doesn't matter if it exists or not
;some code here
FileDelete($path)
;some code here
_FileCreate($path) ; It must be created in exactly the same path and with the same name.

#cs --------------------------

Result: file cannot be created.

#ce --------------------------

if you somehow force to create the file, this time, a file access problem occurs and cannot be overwritten.

Although I can't understand why it is caused, I can overcome it in 3 ways

1- Don't use FileOpen

2- Restart the script

3- Create the file with another name or path and move it to its old location.

Because of this problem, I had to remove "FileOpen" in all my code. But I still do not mind.
Now I use this to clean files instead of..

FileOpen($path,2)
FileClose($path)

this one:

_FileCreate($path)

I apologize for keeping you busy, this was my unnecessary problem. Thanks.

[FrancescoDiMuro]

Hi @dogisay, and to the AutoIt forum.
Could you please post a runnable script, so we can try to assist you?

[Danp2]

You can't delete a file that is currently open, and you aren't closing it correctly. Try this --

$path=@AppDataDir & "\etc\Isproblem.txt"
$hFile = FileOpen($path)
FileClose($hFile) 
;some code here
FileDelete($path)
;some code here
_FileCreate($path)

P.S. Welcome to the forum!

[dogisay]

Thank you for your very quick replies.

Dear Danp2,
The problem still persists. As I said, independent of the file not closing.
Dear FrancescoDiMuro,
It is an honor to be among you. Of course I will want some time.

[Nine]

I would very strongly suggest that you put error handling after each statement, so you can know if there is something not working as expected....

[Danp2]

Not sure what problem you are referring to. Here's a modified version and my console output --

#include <File.au3>

$path=@AppDataDir & "\etc\Isproblem.txt"
ConsoleWrite($path & @CRLF)
$hFile = FileOpen($path)
ConsoleWrite("open=" & @error & @CRLF)
FileClose($hFile)
ConsoleWrite("close=" & @error & @CRLF)
;some code here
FileDelete($path)
ConsoleWrite("delete=" & @error & @CRLF)
;some code here
_FileCreate($path)
ConsoleWrite("FileCreate=" & @error & @CRLF)

>"C:\Program Files (x86)\AutoIt3\SciTE\..\AutoIt3.exe" "C:\Program Files (x86)\AutoIt3\SciTE\AutoIt3Wrapper\AutoIt3Wrapper.au3" /run /prod /ErrorStdOut /in "C:\Users\danpollak\Dropbox\webdriver\test3.au3" /UserParams    
+>10:46:07 Starting AutoIt3Wrapper (19.1127.1402.26) from:SciTE.exe (4.4.6.0)  Keyboard:00000409  OS:WIN_10/2009  CPU:X64 OS:X64  Environment(Language:0409)  CodePage:0  utf8.auto.check:4
+>         SciTEDir => C:\Program Files (x86)\AutoIt3\SciTE   UserDir => C:\Users\danpollak\AppData\Local\AutoIt v3\SciTE\AutoIt3Wrapper   SCITE_USERHOME => C:\Users\danpollak\AppData\Local\AutoIt v3\SciTE 
>Running AU3Check (3.3.14.5)  from:C:\Program Files (x86)\AutoIt3  input:C:\Users\danpollak\Dropbox\webdriver\test3.au3
+>10:46:08 AU3Check ended.rc:0
>Running:(3.3.14.5):C:\Program Files (x86)\AutoIt3\autoit3.exe "C:\Users\danpollak\Dropbox\webdriver\test3.au3"    
+>Setting Hotkeys...--> Press Ctrl+Alt+Break to Restart or Ctrl+BREAK to Stop.
C:\Users\danpollak\AppData\Roaming\etc\Isproblem.txt
open=0
close=0
delete=0
FileCreate=0
+>10:46:08 AutoIt3.exe ended.rc:0
+>10:46:08 AutoIt3Wrapper Finished.
>Exit code: 0    Time: 1.256

 

[dogisay]

48 minutes ago, Danp2 said:

You can't delete a file that is currently open, and you aren't closing it correctly. Try this --

$path=@AppDataDir & "\etc\Isproblem.txt"
$hFile = FileOpen($path)
FileClose($hFile) 
;some code here
FileDelete($path)
;some code here
_FileCreate($path)

P.S. Welcome to the forum!

Oh sorry, I noticed that all this time I am not using "FileClose" as it should be. Yes this solves the problem. Thanks for all your advice and help.

[Nine]

@dogisay.   Not all function returns an @error.  Some (ex. fileopen) returns -1 for an error.  Make sure you write both return value AND @error