Checking for a folder?

[Rob Meade]

Hi all,

I am allowing a user to create a directory within my application.

I have them entering the name for the directory in a form. When the form is
processed I initially check for any special characters that are not allowed
(Windows based server incidently), from here I then need to check to see
whether the folder name has already been used (either by a previous entry
using the application etc, or reserved names as such ie, /images and so
forth)...

If anyone could suggest a possible solution for this I would be grateful, I
am running this on their hosting companies server, but I dont want to check
the entire disc etc, just within their hosting folder/path - and only at the
root level...

The idea being that it will create directories that are browseable at a
later stage, so when they are created I want :

http://www.domain.com/directory_name_here <-- and thats the level I want to
be checking for the name they've entered etc..

Hope this makes some sence...

Thanks for any help,

Regards

Rob

[JOhn Beschler]

Actually it is fairly easy using the scripting
FileSystemObject to check for the existence of a folder.

Dim FSO, Folder
Set FSO = Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Folder = (name and path of folder goes here)
If FSO.FolderExists (Folder) Then
'What to do if folder exists
Else
' what to do if it does not exist.
End If

You can use Server.Mappath to find the physical directory
that your website lives in.

HTH,
John

-----Original Message-----
Hi all,

I am allowing a user to create a directory within my application.
I have them entering the name for the directory in a form. When the form isprocessed I initially check for any special characters that are not allowed(Windows based server incidently), from here I then need to check to seewhether the folder name has already been used (either by a previous entryusing the application etc, or reserved names as such ie, /images and soforth)...

If anyone could suggest a possible solution for this I would be grateful, Iam running this on their hosting companies server, but I dont want to checkthe entire disc etc, just within their hosting folder/path - and only at theroot level...

The idea being that it will create directories that are browseable at alater stage, so when they are created I want :

http://www.domain.com/directory_name_here <-- and thats the level I want tobe checking for the name they've entered etc..

Hope this makes some sence...

Thanks for any help,

Regards

Rob
.

[Rob Meade]

"JOhn Beschler" wrote ...

Dim FSO, Folder
Set FSO = Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Folder = (name and path of folder goes here)
If FSO.FolderExists (Folder) Then
'What to do if folder exists
Else
' what to do if it does not exist.
End If

You can use Server.Mappath to find the physical directory
that your website lives in.

Cheers John thats great, will go give it a whirl now :)

Rob

[Rob Meade]

"JOhn Beschler" wrote ...

[..snip..]

Cheers John, that was perfect :)

Regards

Rob