Re: HELP -- Check Dir in Forms 4.5?!

I didn't know that TEXT_IO.FOPEN could also CREATE a file if it wasn't there. BUT next question is how to DELETE it after I verify the directory? Any Built-in available?

Thanks.

HC

In article <374d551c.0_at_145.227.194.253>,   "Mark Gumbs" <mgumbs_at_nospam.hotmail.com> wrote:
> The flip side is to write a dummy file. If it fails, your directory
cannot
> exist.
>
> M
>
> hoyt_chen_at_my-deja.com wrote in message
<7ijjks$mad$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>...
> >Hi Sudip:
> >
> >Thank you for your reply. It does NOT work in my situation, because
I
> >can't know what file (even a dummy file) each user has.
TEXT_IO.FOPEN
> >checks the existance of the file, not the directory.
> >Any other suggection?
> >
> >HC
> >
> >In article <01bea7fa$cac4a4a0$740a94ad_at_mico4.ban.india.bosch.com>,
> > "K.T.Raja" <sudip.roy_at_in.bosch.com> wrote:
> >> Using TEXT_IO.FOPEN try to open a dummy file and set a flag if
> >successful.
> >> Else trap the exception which indicates the directory is not
correct.
> >>
> >> Bye
> >> Sudip
> >>
> >> hoyt_chen_at_my-deja.com wrote in article
> ><7ihpn0$eh9$1_at_nnrp1.deja.com>...
> >> > How can I check if a directory exists or not?
> >> > (Before I let the user to save file in a folder, I have to check
if
> >the
> >> > folder exists or not in order to set the value of StartDirectory
in
> >> > WIN_API_DIALOG.SAVE_FILE.)
> >> >
> >> > OS: Windows 9x/NT, Interface: Forms 4.5
> >> >
> >> > many thanks.
> >> >
> >> > Hoyt
> >> >
> >> >
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