Check if Directory is empty
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On 11/10/2008 at 15:32, xxxxxxxx wrote:
User Information:
Cinema 4D Version: R11
Platform: Windows ; Mac OSX ;
Language(s) : C.O.F.F.E.E ;---------
Getting the grips of adding, reading, deleting etc. files pretty well.
As of R11, I'd like to add my licenses in the UserPrefs as suggested, in a folder.
But, if there are now license files in this folder, I'd like to
delete it as well.So what I can't figure out is how to check for an empty directory
(Folder with no files in it on the disc).
I can brows to this folder but then since I have no name to add
to the path I'm stuck.Any pointers of how to do that?
Cheers
Lennart
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On 11/10/2008 at 16:03, xxxxxxxx wrote:
Use the BrowseFiles class.
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On 11/10/2008 at 16:45, xxxxxxxx wrote:
Hi Robert. Yup that is what I'm trying.....
But I can't get a TRU or FALSE out of it as it seems..>
\> var bf = new(BrowseFiles); \> var path = GeGetStartupWritePath(); \> path->AddLast("MyFolder"); \> bf->Init(path,FALSE); \> var name = bf->GetName(); \> if(name) \> println("Name is ",name); \>Thing is this only prints the "Name is" part, the rest (var name)
simply doesn't print anything, its blank(!?).So, I'm still a bit lost I'm afraid..
There is the GetNext() option, but not "GetDown()" or GetIn() to
"get into" the folder to check.Cheers
Lennart
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On 11/10/2008 at 16:55, xxxxxxxx wrote:
There is an example at the bottom of the BrowseFiles documentation:
var bf = new(BrowseFiles);
var path = GeStartupPath();bf->Init(path,FALSE);
while (bf->GetNext())
{
if (bf->IsDir())
println("dir ",bf->GetName());
else
println("file ",bf->GetName());
}bf->GetNext() gets the first then next files/folders under the folder set in bf->Init().
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On 11/10/2008 at 17:15, xxxxxxxx wrote:
Ah, I used that example to start with and also got that "blank" print.
Just tried this:>
\> var bf = new(BrowseFiles); \> var path = GeGetStartupWritePath(); \> path->AddLast("MyFolder"); \> bf->Init(path,FALSE); \> \> if(bf->GetNext() != FALSE) \> println("Something here!"); \> else \> println("Nope, emty"); \>And even if MyFolder was empty, it wasn't!
There is a frigging hidden ".DS_Store" file there!So the BrowseFiles seems to work but what to do with hidden files?
I'm on Mac, is there anything similar happening in Windows?Cheers
Lennart
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On 11/10/2008 at 17:54, xxxxxxxx wrote:
On that in COFFEE, I don't know. You may need to check for that particular file by name when you get a hit, ignore it and continue on.
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On 11/10/2008 at 18:09, xxxxxxxx wrote:
Thanks Robert.
It looks as if I'm on the wrong track anyway....
Recreating the "MyFolder" (From Finder) so there is nothing in it,
even no .DS_Store file, I still get a "Something here!" using the code
above.Maybe someone from Maxon have a tip after the weekend.
Cheers and thanks
Lennart
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On 20/10/2008 at 05:44, xxxxxxxx wrote:
I can not confirm this. If I create an empty folder on OSX with Finder->New Folder it is empty for Cinema as well. My code:
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\> var path = new(Filename); \> if(!path->PathSelect("Select Path")) return; \> \> var bf = new(BrowseFiles); \> bf->Init(path,FALSE); \> \> if(bf->GetNext()) println("not empty"); \> else println("empty"); \>cheers,
Matthias
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On 20/10/2008 at 05:47, xxxxxxxx wrote:
Thanks Matthias. I got it working (and have learnt a lot about file handling the last couple of days because of making license files:) )
Sorry to not tell.Cheers
Lennart