file test

[kokenge]

Just 2 quick question.
Using Run Basic rbp101b1
Do we need to stay with back slashes. (\)

And I thought the "files" command let you test for files.
When I use froward slashes (/) I get the following error
Runtime Error in program 'test': files #f, file$
Specified directory does not exist:



file$ = "C:\rbp101b1\*.*"
files #f, file$
print "test ok for:";file$

file$ = "C:/rbp101b1/*.*"
files #f, file$
print "test ok for:";file$

The first 'files' command works, the second errors.

[BillSturm]

Why would you want forward slashes to work? Is that a web thing? I know it is a UNIX thing, but in Dos/Windows it has always been backslashes. Maybe it would be nice if both worked, especially when the Linux version of RB becomes available.

From the RB Manual:

#handle HASANSWER() - Return non-zero if the file accessor has at least one resulting row

I believe that this is how you check if a file exists.

Here is an example, also from the RB Manual:

files #f, "C:\rbp\*.*"
while #f hasanswer()

[kokenge]

Exactly what I thought.
My program does the hasanswer() test, but I get the error before the hasnaswer() test.

Seem to me I should be able to put anything in the files to test no matter what the slash type and it shouldn't give an error. It should wait until I do the hasanswer() test.

Haven't used windows much but as far as I know Windows is the only one who uses back slash. Every language I've used lets you use froward slash, even on windows. Just a lot easier to stay with the forward slash to be more consistent.