Locating existing file

[Joe Snyder]

I am trying to determine if a file exists anywhere on a particular drive. Ideally I need to know if this file is anywhere on the installation machine. Have looked at "If File/Folder" and "Search for File" functions but both seem to require that the path be specified. Is there a way to find a file by simply supplying C: and the filename argument?

[linder]

Joe,

The Search for File function allows you to search for a specific file in the local or network file system and places the location in a variable.

If the function succeeds, the %_SB_ERRORCODE% return value is nonzero. If the function fails, the return value is zero.

Does this help?

[Joe Snyder]

I must be be missing something.

Search for File function
Variable %FILEFOUND%
Filename FMGMASTR.EXE
Path to search: %DRIVE_LETTER_TO_TEST%\ (tried without \ also)
Return List of all matches is ON

Debugger shows %DRIVE_LETTER_TO_TEST% to contain D: from previous GetListItem function.

After execution:
%SB_ERRORCODE%= empty
%FILEFOUND%= empty

I know there are several occurances of the FMGMASTR.exe file on this drive.
Attempted to send stripped down script but zip file is too large for submission as an attachment.

[linder]

Joe,

I'll check this.

BTW, what happens if you enter D:\ in "Path to search" (instead of %DRIVE_LETTER_TO_TEST%\)

Thanks,

[linder]

Joe,

Just checked this and it works fine here on our machines. I am using the following:

Set Variable %DRIVELETTERTOTEST% to c:
Set Variable %FILEFOUND% to ""
Set Variable %FILEFOUND% to Search for File("FMGMASTR.EXE")
Display Message Box "%FILEFOUND%\n\n%_SB_ERRORCODE%\n\n%DRIVELETTERTOTE ..." -- ""

FMGMASTR.EXE is in c:\general and the installer detected the file.

[Joe Snyder]

Friedrich:

That works as advertised. :)

[linder]

Could you please send me a demo script where it does not work? All our test scripts (with drive variables) work fine in build 1354.

Thank you!