Re: [WebDNA] Bug? [fileinfo..] You decide
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texte = 228Howdy Brian, for some reason I actually forgot about isFile :-/ That =makes it a no-brainer.=20Also:> If you ignore trailing slashes, what would you expect for [FILEINFO =/][EXISTS][/FILEINFO]?Another good point.You have me sold.Cheers,DonovanOn Mar 16, 2016, at 12:24 PM, Brian Fries
wrote:> I vote =93not a bug.=94>=20> In your example, [EXISTS] should return =93T=94, but [ISFILE] will =return =93F=94.>=20> If you ignore trailing slashes, what would you expect for [FILEINFO =/][EXISTS][/FILEINFO]?>=20> The *nix command line treats =93/bin=94 the same as =93/bin/=93, =WebDNA should as well.>=20> For this reason, I rarely use [EXISTS], since I almost always know =whether I=92m looking for a folder or a file. Though sometimes I use =both [EXISTS] and [ISFILE] to make sure I don=92t overwrite a folder =with a file.>=20>> On Mar 16, 2016, at 10:08 AM, Donovan Brooke wrote:>>=20>> Hello,>>=20>> [FileInfo file=3D./[path]/images/[t_filename]][Exists][/FileInfo]>>=20>> Expected results:>> if [t_filename] equals blank, then result expected is F>>=20>> However, since the directory =91images=92 in>> ./[path]/images/>> exists, the result currently is T>>=20>> I believe that rather if there is a trailing =91/=91 character in the =path, file info EXISTS should return F=85 *always*.>>=20>> discuss. :-)>>=20>> Donovan>>=20>>=20>>=20>>=20>>=20>> --------------------------------------------------------->> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to>> the mailing list .>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us>> Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us>=20> --------------------------------------------------------- This message =is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To =unsubscribe, E-mail to: archives: =http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us Bug Reporting: =support@webdna.us---------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed tothe mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.usBug Reporting: support@webdna.us.
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228Howdy Brian, for some reason I actually forgot about isFile :-/ That =makes it a no-brainer.=20Also:> If you ignore trailing slashes, what would you expect for [FILEINFO =/][EXISTS][/FILEINFO]?Another good point.You have me sold.Cheers,DonovanOn Mar 16, 2016, at 12:24 PM, Brian Fries wrote:> I vote =93not a bug.=94>=20> In your example, [EXISTS] should return =93T=94, but [ISFILE] will =return =93F=94.>=20> If you ignore trailing slashes, what would you expect for [FILEINFO =/][EXISTS][/FILEINFO]?>=20> The *nix command line treats =93/bin=94 the same as =93/bin/=93, =WebDNA should as well.>=20> For this reason, I rarely use [EXISTS], since I almost always know =whether I=92m looking for a folder or a file. Though sometimes I use =both [EXISTS] and [ISFILE] to make sure I don=92t overwrite a folder =with a file.>=20>> On Mar 16, 2016, at 10:08 AM, Donovan Brooke wrote:>>=20>> Hello,>>=20>> [FileInfo file=3D./[path]/images/[t_filename]][Exists][/FileInfo]>>=20>> Expected results:>> if [t_filename] equals blank, then result expected is F>>=20>> However, since the directory =91images=92 in>> ./[path]/images/>> exists, the result currently is T>>=20>> I believe that rather if there is a trailing =91/=91 character in the =path, file info EXISTS should return F=85 *always*.>>=20>> discuss. :-)>>=20>> Donovan>>=20>>=20>>=20>>=20>>=20>> --------------------------------------------------------->> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to>> the mailing list .>> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: >> archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us>> Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us>=20> --------------------------------------------------------- This message =is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To =unsubscribe, E-mail to: archives: =http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.us Bug Reporting: =support@webdna.us---------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed tothe mailing list .To unsubscribe, E-mail to: archives: http://mail.webdna.us/list/talk@webdna.usBug Reporting: support@webdna.us.
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