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| From | Graham Pickles <graham@durain.uk> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.acorn.programmer |
| Subject | Re: Basic - establishing a directory |
| Date | 2020-09-23 16:56 +0100 |
| Organization | Aioe.org NNTP Server |
| Message-ID | <e13f91b458.graham@graham.durain.uk> (permalink) |
| References | <9a3486b458.graham@graham.durain.uk> <532e8fb458.Alan.Adams@ArmX6.adamshome.org.uk> |
In message <532e8fb458.Alan.Adams@ArmX6.adamshome.org.uk>
Alan Adams <alan@adamshome.org.uk> wrote:
>In message <9a3486b458.graham@graham.durain.uk>
> Graham Pickles <graham@durain.uk> wrote:
>
>> Computer System is on a Laptop Lenovo using RISCBOOKQUAD
>> using Windows Pro 7. RISCOS 4.02. Programming in Basic.
>
>> I want to WITHIN a Basic program
>> (i) check whether a particular directory is present at for instance
>>
>> (ii) if not to establish an empty directory entitled Trial at that
>> location HostFS::HardDisc4.$.Deposits.Trial
>
>> Getting old aren't we all! Probably quite simple but for some reason
>> it's eluding me. Can anyone produce suitable Basic or point me in the
>> right direction.
>
>> Sorry if this is really trivial.
>
>*cdir HostFS::HardDisc4.$.Deposits.Trial
>will create it if it doesn't exist, and doesn't error if it did exist.
>
Of course. Works perfectly. As I said I'm getting old and even simple
pogrammingasks are taking longer ! Many thanks for taking the
time to reply.
Regards,
--
Graham Pickles
It's never too late to start planning for the future. (Unknown)
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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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