Wildcard for FolderExists 1

[parkylad]

I have been asked to create a script that will allow users to create directories in a jobnumber - clientname format. No problem. I created checking to see whether the directory has already been created to stop users doing it more than once. No problem. My problem is I have been asked to make it so it checks if a directory has been created using just the jobnumber regardless of clientname (as no one job number can have more than one clientname). Not sure of a way round this as, as far as I know, I can't use wildcards with the FolderExists method. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[browolf]

so a directory could be called 001 - bob, 002 - john, 003 - bob,

so you need to check if fileexists for eg.
001 + anyname

i think if you forget fileexists, then

something like construct your own custom folderexists loop

forgive my pseudocode:

you could read all the foldernames into an array then in a loop
xfolderexists = false
for each foldername in array do
read first 3 characters
if 3chars = jobnum then
xfolderexists = true
exit for
end if
next

if folderexists then .... ===============
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[parkylad]

Thanks for that. I had an idea it was something like that but I couldn't get my head round how to structure the code.