Did some testing and here is what I was able to throw together..

bxn, you are correct about error 183.

This hopefully addresses point one.

We'll just focus on the file/folder existence thingy.

First way - using fso:

code:
 ; - Test environment: Windows XP
 ; - Kix Version: 4.12
 ; - Kent Dyer
 ; - 30-October-2002
 ; - version .8
 ; - Test: Create a simple text file called ScripTest and insert some text in it
 ; - Findings: a file name and folder name of the same name cannot exist on the same volume
 ; - Thanks: to bxn from http://kixtart.org for pointing out the error 183 when a file exists with
 ; - same name as the folder

 ; - using fso per Les
 BREAK ON 
 CLS
 ;Trying To Create A Folder as Necessary
 $foldernametocheck = "C:\ScriptTest"
 $lenfolder = Len($foldernametocheck)
 $foldername = substr($foldernametocheck,4,$lenfolder)

 ; - First check to see if this is a file
 IF EXIST($foldernametocheck) AND NOT (GETFILEATTR($foldernametocheck) & 16)
       ? $foldernametocheck + " appears to exist as a file"
       ?'Press Y and <ENTER> to continue and rename the file and create the folder'
       ?'Press N and <ENTER> to exit'
       ?'>'
       GETS $k
       IF $k = 'Y'
             SHELL "%comspec% /c ren " + $foldernametocheck + " " + $foldername + "1"
             ReportFolderStatus($foldernametocheck)
       ELSE
             RETURN
       ENDIF
 ELSE
 ?$foldernametocheck + " Appears to exist as a folder."
 SLEEP 2
 ENDIF

 FUNCTION ReportFolderStatus($fldr)
      ; - http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/script56/html/jsmthFolderExists.asp
       DIM $fso, $msg
       $fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
       IF ($fso.folderexists($fldr))
             ?$fldr + " exists."
       ELSE
             ?$fldr + " doesn't exist."
             ?"Creating now"
             MD $foldernametocheck
             IF @error <> 0
                   ?@error
                   SLEEP 2
             ENDIF
       ENDIF
 ENDFUNCTION
 ? "File/folder checks complete"
 ? "Press any Key to exit"
 GET $l
Second way - using Kixtart:
code:
 ; - Test environment: Windows XP
 ; - Kix Version: 4.12
 ; - Kent Dyer
 ; - 30-October-2002
 ; - version .8
 ; - Test: Create a simple text file called ScripTest and insert some text in it
 ; - Findings: a file name and folder name of the same name cannot exist on the same volume
 ; - Thanks: to bxn from http://kixtart.org for pointing out the error 183 when a file exists with
 ; - same name as the folder
 ;
 ; - using Kixtart commands
 BREAK ON
 CLS
 ;Trying To Create A Folder as Necessary
 $foldernametocheck = "C:\ScriptTest"
 $lenfolder = Len($foldernametocheck)
 $foldername = substr($foldernametocheck,4,$lenfolder)

 ; - First check to see if this is a file
 IF EXIST($foldernametocheck) AND NOT (GETFILEATTR($foldernametocheck) & 16)
       ? $foldernametocheck + " appears to exist as a file"
       ?'Press Y and <ENTER> to continue and rename the file and create the folder'
       ?'Press N and <ENTER> to exit'
       ?'>'
       GETS $k
       IF $k = 'Y'
             SHELL "%comspec% /c ren " + $foldernametocheck + " " + $foldername + "1"
             ?"Creating "+ $foldernametocheck + " now"
             MD $foldernametocheck
             IF @error <> 0
                   ?@error
                   SLEEP 2
             ENDIF
       ELSE
             RETURN
       ENDIF
 ENDIF
 IF EXIST($foldernametocheck) AND (GETFILEATTR($foldernametocheck) & 16)
       ?$foldernametocheck + " Appears to exist as a folder."
       SLEEP 2
       RETURN
 ELSE
       ?"Creating " + $foldernametocheck + " now"
       MD $foldernametocheck
       IF @error <> 0
             ?@error
             SLEEP 2
       ENDIF
 ENDIF
 ? "File/folder checks complete"
 ? "Press any Key to exit"
 GET $l
Thank bxn for pointing the error condition out..

Thanks Les for pointing out the option for fso.

Now, to look at the Program existence thing. [Smile]

Cheers,

Kent

[ 03. November 2002, 18:00: Message edited by: kdyer ]
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