Test for NO files

[barryp]

Here is a simple script

for i in tempdata/*.xml
do
php -q XML2Compass.php $i
done

With NO xml files in tempdata the php script is executed with $i set to the string "tempdate/*.xml"

So I get ugly php errors about fopen() failing

I just want to find out whether there are any XML files BEFORE the FOR loop

 

[jamisar]

try

for file in `ls /tmp/*xml`
do ...
done

 

[barryp]

Thanks! - that works

Any way I can lose the message from ls

"ls: tmp/*.xml: No such file or directory"

??

 

[vgersh99]

2> /dev/null vlad
+---------------------------+
|#include<disclaimer.h> |
+---------------------------+

 

[jamisar]

vlad: you are also an old unix fox!!
say please it rigth, this is my be a newcommer, does known /dev/null ???:

for file in `ls /tmp/*xml 2>/dev/null`
do ......
done

 

[vgersh99]

maybe OR maybe NOT - so far I haven't heard a follow up question. Have you?

Either way.... Regardless of the posting styles... Whatever makes the OP happy. vlad
+---------------------------+
|#include<disclaimer.h> |
+---------------------------+