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| Subject | Re: Basic - establishing a directory |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.acorn.programmer |
| From | Alan Adams <alan@adamshome.org.uk> |
| Date | 2020-09-24 10:19 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <eabcf0b458.Alan.Adams@ArmX6.adamshome.org.uk> (permalink) |
| References | <9a3486b458.graham@graham.durain.uk> <532e8fb458.Alan.Adams@ArmX6.adamshome.org.uk> <58b4970e7fbasura@invalid.addr.uk> <7627ecb458.graham@graham.durain.uk> |
| Organization | Orpheus Internet Services |
In message <7627ecb458.graham@graham.durain.uk>
Graham Pickles <graham@durain.uk> wrote:
> In message <58b4970e7fbasura@invalid.addr.uk>
> Richard Ashbery <basura@invalid.addr.uk> wrote:
<snip>
>>
> Yes, I think it is probably a bit wiser not to ignore the fact that the
> directory may already exist. My excuse is that I'm trying out an idea
> and don't expect anyone else to use my program at present. If my idea is
> successful then I will revamp to make it as a proper fully thought out
> program unlikely to mislead others or myself in the future!
Indeed, in some cases it might be necessary to distinguish between three
possibilities:
No directory exists
Empty directory exists
Directory exists and has contents. For this one I *think* it's possible to
search for a file called * in the directory.
> Thanks for the info. Have not used SYS "OS_File",17 before.
> Regards,
--
Alan Adams, from Northamptonshire
alan@adamshome.org.uk
http://www.nckc.org.uk/
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Basic - establishing a directory Graham Pickles <graham@durain.uk> - 2020-09-23 14:56 +0100
Re: Basic - establishing a directory Alan Adams <alan@adamshome.org.uk> - 2020-09-23 16:34 +0100
Re: Basic - establishing a directory Graham Pickles <graham@durain.uk> - 2020-09-23 16:56 +0100
Re: Basic - establishing a directory Richard Ashbery <basura@invalid.addr.uk> - 2020-09-23 18:00 +0100
Re: Basic - establishing a directory Graham Pickles <graham@durain.uk> - 2020-09-24 09:29 +0100
Re: Basic - establishing a directory Alan Adams <alan@adamshome.org.uk> - 2020-09-24 10:19 +0100
Re: Basic - establishing a directory Theo <theom+news@chiark.greenend.org.uk> - 2020-09-24 11:30 +0100
Re: Basic - establishing a directory svrsig <chris@svrsig.org> - 2020-10-20 09:54 -0700
Re: Basic - establishing a directory Richard Ashbery <basura@invalid.addr.uk> - 2020-09-23 17:42 +0100
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