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#37182 - 2003-03-01 10:06 AM Testing for writeability
jtrainer jtrainer Fresh Scripter Registered: 2002-03-06 Posts: 36	Collective, I have made a few scripts, one in particular backs up the users favorites folder to their user share. We have had many people mad when the desktop crew rebuilds a box, and forgets to save their favorites. Our user share is based on U: = \\server\users and each suer has their own folder. I have found that 2 groups of people (one is comprised of many temps, software testers). These people have limited network access (the few who do), but they have no U drive. What's the easiest/Best method for testing existance and writability to ones home share, or to any share? Thanks John _________________________ Bumped my mouse again, time to reboot Windoze....
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#37183 - 2003-03-01 02:42 PM Re: Testing for writeability
Howard Bullock Howard Bullock KiX Supporter Registered: 2000-09-15 Posts: 5809 Loc: Harrisburg, PA USA	Here is some code to give you a couple ideas on how to check a directory. code: if exist("h:\") ? "The directroy\file exists" else ? "The directory\file does NOT exist" endif $attributes = GetFileAttr("h:\") if $attributes = 0 ? "An Error occurred: (" + @error + ") " + @serror else if $attributes & 16 ? "The directory exists" else ? "This is not a directory" endif endif _________________________ Home page: http://www.kixhelp.com/hb/
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#37184 - 2003-03-01 02:45 PM Re: Testing for writeability
Sealeopard Sealeopard KiX Master Registered: 2001-04-25 Posts: 11165 Loc: Boston, MA, USA	Can you use roaming profiles? This would conserve all user settings, e.g. favorites, on a central server in an automated way. Also, please take a look at the FAQ Forum, which contains a lot of valuable information. [ 01. March 2003, 14:46: Message edited by: sealeopard ] _________________________ There are two types of vessels, submarines and targets.
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#37185 - 2003-03-02 09:43 AM Re: Testing for writeability
jtrainer jtrainer Fresh Scripter Registered: 2002-03-06 Posts: 36	We can't use roaming profiles, as this takes up significant bandwdth. I know some of this can be controlled i.e. temp inet files not copying, however, we simply want to backup various files such as this example the users favorites. I guess I could expand greatly beyond that, but this was just a daily work around to protect what my desktop team forgets to save. The GetFileAttr may do exactly what I need. Will be playing with it tonight. _________________________ Bumped my mouse again, time to reboot Windoze....
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#37186 - 2003-03-02 03:53 PM Re: Testing for writeability
Sealeopard Sealeopard KiX Master Registered: 2001-04-25 Posts: 11165 Loc: Boston, MA, USA	See also the FAQ Forum under File Operations and File Input/Output Primer . you could also use OPEN() in combination with @ERROR to see whether you can create a file on the destination for write access. _________________________ There are two types of vessels, submarines and targets.
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