Problem with FileExists 2

[nohandlesleft254]

Hi,

Im using the below code to write then check a txt file. The problem being it always returns false. I thought this may be the delay in writing the file so i added a loop from 1 to 50000 before checking but it still returned false. Do i need to wait longer? Also is there a better way of delaying the check?

Thanks

<!--- Write the text file --->
<cffile action="Write" file="#Application.ImportDir##FileName#.txt" charset="ASCII" output="#Body#">

<!--- Check the file was written --->
<cfloop index="i" from="1" to="50000">
</cfloop>

<cfset FileLocation = Application.ImportDir & FileName & '.txt'>

<cfif FileExists(FileLocation)>
<cfset FileSaved eq "True">
</cfif>

 

[FALCONSEYE]

first of
<cfset FileSaved = <True">

also could you try this instead


<cfif Len(ExpandPath(myFileNameGoesHere))>
<cfset fileSaved = "true">
<Cfelse>
<cfset fileSaved = "false">
</cfif>


o by the way, you don't need that loop...
hope it helps

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[nohandlesleft254]

Hi,

I should have been more specific

Application.ImportDir = \\Server\SharedFolder (not relative)

so expandpath does me no good?
+ how does 'len' help me?

thanks for your help!

 

[FALCONSEYE]

ok then

<cfif Len(FileExists('myFile.txt'))>
<cfset fileSaved = "true">
<Cfelse>
<cfset fileSaved = "false">
</cfif>
<cfoutput>#fileSaved#</cfoutput>


len() checks for a string and returns the length. if not found it returns 0...
hope it helps

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[FALCONSEYE]

<cfif Len(FileExists(' \\Server\SharedFolder\myFile.txt'))>

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[nohandlesleft254]

That works great! Thanks.

So why doesnt FileExists work on its own?

 

[FALCONSEYE]

probably because of the relative paths. luckily, there is always another way to do something in cf...

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