How To See If File Exist In Users Profile?

[slightly_abnormal]

If FileExists(@UserProfileDir & "/horde/rainmain.exe") then

run("%appdata%/horde/rainmain.exe")

else

msgbox(0,"Where did it go george?","Can't find what you want")

endif

this is supposed to run the file if found in the users %appdata% , if not found then display message.. but the stupid thing is that it doesn't look at all.

Edited March 23, 2006 by slightly_abnormal

[PsaltyDS]

If FileExists(@UserProfileDir & "/horde/rainmain.exe") then

run("%appdata%/horde/rainmain.exe")

else

msgbox(0,"Where did it go george?","Can't find what you want")

endif

this is supposed to run the file if found in the users %appdata% , if not found then display message.. but the stupid thing is that it doesn't look at all.

Works great for all my Linux boxes, but using forward-slashes in a Windows CMD shell blows up a lot of things. Try it with back-slashes?

If FileExists(@UserProfileDir & "\horde\rainmain.exe") then
run("%appdata%\horde\rainmain.exe") 
else
msgbox(0,"Where did it go george?","Can't find what you want")
endif

[SmOke_N]

Is this what you are trying to do?

Local $AppLocation = @AppDataDir & "\horde\rainmain.exe"
If FileExists($AppLocation) then
    Run($AppLocation)
Else
    MsgBox(0,"Where did it go george?","Can't find what you want")
EndIf

Your back slashes were off a tad too

Edit:

PsaltyDS beat me too it, serves me right to answer the phone 1st

Edited March 23, 2006 by SmOke_N

[PsaltyDS]

Is this what you are trying to do?

Local $AppLocation = @AppDataDir & "\horde\rainmain.exe"
If FileExists($AppLocation) then
    Run($AppLocation)
Else
    MsgBox(0,"Where did it go george?","Can't find what you want")
EndIf

Your back slashes were off a tad too

Edit:

PsaltyDS beat me too it, serves me right to answer the phone 1st

I DON'T BELIEVE IT!!!

I got a reply typed faster than SmOke_N! Go Me! Party time!

[slightly_abnormal]

lol ps, I didn't relize it was backwards!!!!!, thanks, and smoke, thats a clever way of running it

thanks guys

[CyberSlug]

FYI, you would probably need Opt("ExpandEnvStrings", 1) at the top of the script if you decided to use %appdata% anyway:

Changes how literal strings and % symbols are interpreted. By default strings are treated literally, this option allows you to use %environment% variables inside strings, e.g., "The temp directory is: %temp%".

1 = expand environment variables (similar to AutoIt v2)

0 = do not expand environment variables (default)

Without this option the usual way would be: "The temp directory is: " & EnvGet("temp")

[slightly_abnormal]

FYI, you would probably need Opt("ExpandEnvStrings", 1) at the top of the script if you decided to use %appdata% anyway:

hey that's good to know! gracious cyberslug!

[coolness]

why don't you just tell it to run the file. If it exests its gonna run it. If it doesn't it won't; that simple.

Edited April 8, 2006 by coolness

[cdkid]

coolness, it's always best to add error handling. Let's say he puts it out w/o the If Filexists.... part. If rainman.exe doesn't exist, it throws an auto-it error box & closes. Most people wouldn't know what that meant, and claim there was a bug in his code. If he keeps the If FileExists... then he can add his own error box like so

MsgBox(4096, "Houston, we have a problem",@AppDataDir & "\horde\rainman.exe doesn't exist, please install the program before running this.")
Exit

~cdkid

Edited April 8, 2006 by cdkid

[coolness]

Why not just choose to run it, then make a spot in the script, to where it will take down the air box, after it comes up. Answer that smartass, it's one less click.

Edited April 8, 2006 by coolness

[SmOke_N]

Why not just choose to run it, then make a spot in the script, to where it will take down the air box, after it comes up. Answer that smartass, it's one less click.

Do you have an example of what you mean?... And I don't think cdkid was being a smart ass, more informative than anything else. Also, you don't "have" to use a MsgBox() for the "Else" statement, that can be anything, we generally put that there so that there for debugging purposes, but most will have it either Exit or go to another function or whatever they want to accomplish if in fact it doesn't exist.