[AccessD] Creating Subdirectories

Aha.  OK now I understand.
Thanks
Max


-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Tony Septav
Sent: 19 October 2008 18:24
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Creating Subdirectories

Hey Max
Not trying to confuse you.  It is just that when I am testing an 
application, I try to duplicate as many of the "goofy things" a client 
might do.
Client has the ability to enter a path for data and file storage. If the 
path does not exist then ask them if they want to allow the program to 
create the folders.  Path is created and the path string gets entered 
into a list of paths, along with some other information.  The client has 
the ability to delete a path from the list. Now in most instances the 
client would not create a subdirectory and turn around and delete it and 
then create it again. I am just testing the worst case scenarios, and in 
doing so I ran into the RMDir problem.  Sorry if it sounded weird as to 
what I was trying to do.

Max Wanadoo wrote:

>Tony, maybe I am  getting the wrong end of the stick.
>If you want to create a dir, then do so.  If the dir already exists, then
>just trap the error and move on -job done!  Why are you trying to delete it
>if you intend to create it  again??
>I don't really understand what you are trying to do, so I will just drop
>out.
>
>Max
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Tony Septav
>Sent: 19 October 2008 16:49
>To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
>Subject: Re: [AccessD] Creating Subdirectories
>
>Hey Max
>DoEvents did something because now I am getting "Cannot delete folder: 
>Access is denied"
>
>Max Wanadoo wrote:
>
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>
>>Try sticking a DEEVENTS in there.
>>That will release the processing to the OS to do whatever it needs and
then
>>come back to you.
>>
>>Max
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
>>[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Tony Septav
>>Sent: 19 October 2008 16:02
>>To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
>>Subject: [AccessD] Creating Subdirectories
>>
>>Hey All
>>Thanks to all of you that responded. Yesterday was a "tired brain day". 
>>This morning I built a little routine using MKDIR  to check and create 
>>the necessary subdirectories. I check first to see if the drive exists. 
>>Incorporated Jurgen's idea to check to see if the folder/directory was 
>>created  (rights issue).
>>One little glitch is if I try to delete the folder immediately after 
>>creating it, I get a message "Cannot delete folder. It is being used by 
>>another person or program". I have to exit Access and then I can delete
it.
>>
>>Thanks again
>> 
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