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Bege




PostPosted: Wed Apr 23, 2003 5:06 pm   Post subject: Reading a file: checking to see if a file exists.

Does anyone know what the code is to check if a file exists?

Ex: If the user was asked to enter the name of a file to load, then the program could check if the file exists. Then the program wouldn't crash when the user enters a file name which does not exist, but rather just tell the user that that file does not exist.
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Mazer




PostPosted: Wed Apr 23, 2003 5:11 pm   Post subject: (No subject)

File.Exists (pathName : string) : boolean

it's a function that takes a path name for a file and returns true or false depending on whether or not the file exists.

eg
code:

var filename : string

get filename

if File.Exists (filename) then
    put "So, there you go."
end if


well, that should do it.
Tony




PostPosted: Wed Apr 23, 2003 5:12 pm   Post subject: (No subject)

well you could use assert, but I think that will terminate the program.

when you open the file, the pointer to it is assigned a possitive integer. If that variable is 0 or a negative, it means file was not opened so you should display an appropriate message.

code:

var file:int

open : file, "test.txt", get

if file <=0 then
put "file not found"
end if
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Bege




PostPosted: Wed Apr 23, 2003 5:15 pm   Post subject: (No subject)

Thanks, apreciate it very much.
Mazer




PostPosted: Wed Apr 23, 2003 6:13 pm   Post subject: (No subject)

yeah, assert is pretty stinking useless, i don't know why people ever used it in programs.
junkpro11




PostPosted: Mon May 24, 2004 10:20 pm   Post subject: (No subject)

i used File.Exist cuz i found it in the turing reference but when i use it in my program it doesnt detect the file exist

this is my code for file.exists

code:


var sname:string
loop
get sname
if File.Exists (sname) then
Music.Play ("a")
end if
exit when File.Exists (sname)=true
end loop

s_climax




PostPosted: Tue May 25, 2004 3:59 pm   Post subject: (No subject)

It works for me, but only if my filename has one word only in the title.
junkpro11




PostPosted: Wed May 26, 2004 4:15 pm   Post subject: (No subject)

i put the checking of file exists in a loop
and even when the file exist it doesnt exit......so weird

is my code correct though?
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guruguru




PostPosted: Wed May 26, 2004 4:24 pm   Post subject: (No subject)

Yours worked for me... so did mine 8) . Remember to add the extension (eg. unamed.txt). And make sure its in the same folder me thinks.

code:

var sname : string

loop
    get sname
    if File.Exists (sname) then
        Music.Play ("a")
        exit
    end if
end loop

put "Got it!"
beard0




PostPosted: Thu May 27, 2004 10:18 am   Post subject: (No subject)

s_climax wrote:
It works for me, but only if my filename has one word only in the title.


To allow for sname with spaces, must use:

get sname : *

this gets everything up to enter as opposed to everything up to white space.
junkpro11




PostPosted: Fri May 28, 2004 8:36 am   Post subject: (No subject)

Quote:
Yours worked for me... so did mine 8) . Remember to add the extension (eg. unamed.txt). And make sure its in the same folder me thinks.


where do i add the .t extensions? i tried adding in bracket it didnt work...and when i tried (sname)+".t" it doesnt allow me to do that

so if i want to see if (sname) .t file exist wat do i do???
beard0




PostPosted: Fri May 28, 2004 11:38 am   Post subject: (No subject)

This should work for you junkpro11:
code:
var sname:string
loop
    get sname
    if File.Exists (sname) or File.Exists(sname+".t") then
        Music.Play ("a")
        exit
    end if
end loop


Note:
the =true on your exit statement is uneccesary. Whenever you hav a condition, it's checking to see if it's true. You don't need to tell it that. Also, your exit condition is the same as your if condition - just put "exit" in your if condition.
junkpro11




PostPosted: Sat May 29, 2004 5:53 pm   Post subject: (No subject)

my teacher wants onli "exit when" 's in loop, no double exits and no just "exit"
SuperGenius




PostPosted: Sat May 29, 2004 6:04 pm   Post subject: (No subject)

junkpro11 wrote:
my teacher wants onli "exit when" 's in loop, no double exits and no just "exit"


that is stupid, as sometimes you don't need a condition. Some teachers should get bent.
guruguru




PostPosted: Sat May 29, 2004 7:25 pm   Post subject: (No subject)

Well there is always condition. The exit is always in an if statment. But I agree its stupid Laughing .

code:

var sname:string
loop
    get sname
    exit when File.Exists (sname) or File.Exists(sname+".t")
end loop


Or if you want the sound... it gets worse...

code:

var sname:string
loop
    get sname
    if File.Exists (sname) or File.Exists(sname+".t") then
        Music.Play ("a")
    end if
    exit when File.Exists (sname) or File.Exists(sname+".t")
end loop
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