[AccessD] DIR Command Failing-but not everywhere...

That error happens when an existing drive (like a CD Rom ) is emtpy;
not-ever-existed drive just returns empty string to DIR.  Are you sure you
didn't get new letters assigned from the re-format?  Or plugged in a
multi-card reader (SD, CF,etc) that changed/added letters?

Steve
 

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Rocky Smolin -
Beach Access Software
Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 10:49 AM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] DIR Command Failing-but not everywhere...

Greg:

If you have no G: drive at home, wouldn't you expect the Dir command to fail
on second one where it's looking for a G drive?

Rocky

----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Smith" <GregSmith at starband.net>
To: <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Monday, October 03, 2005 7:25 AM
Subject: [AccessD] DIR Command Failing-but not everywhere...


> Hi everyone!  Hope you all are having a GREAT day!
>
> I've got a real puzzle here.  I'm using the Dir() command (Access 2003
> module) to find if a filename exists in a specific directory, or not.  The
> exact syntax is shown below.  The code is checking for a specific file in
> two different directories (one exists at work, and one at the customer's),
> and if it can't find that file in either location, the application warns
> the user that it's not available right now and closes automatically.
>
> The code is:
>
>    strFileName = Dir("c:\MyData\chkfile.ozx")
>    strFileNameBHC = Dir("G:\BHCRecorder\Scripts\chkfile.ozx")
>    If strFileName <> "chkfile.ozx" And strFileNameBHC <> "chkfile.ozx" ...
>
> This code works perfectly at work and at the customer's.  So, you may ask,
> what's the big deal?  Well, I also work on this at home, and I just
> (within the last 3 weeks) reformatted my home computer (winXP),
> reinstalled everything (supposedly...), and service packed everything up
> to date.
>
> When I run this application at home, it fails on the Dir() command where
> the directory doesn't exist.  Since I'm at home, for example, I don't have
> a "G" drive and it fails on that one with the message "Bad Filename or
> Number", and the error number is 52.
>
> The application is identical in both places...that is, I take a copy home
> and put it on my computer, relink all the tables to the BE and everything
> else is the same.
>
> Either I've not installed something correctly at home, or I've not
> installed something I need to have.  Or both.  The references are all the
> same and none are missing at either location.
>
> Anyone else see this before?
>
> TIA!!
>
> Greg Smith
>
>
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