Find Directory?

I am writing some code which takes user input in a form and then checks to see if the user input is a directory name or not. Now on Win98 in Rebol console, it works fine. Each directory is %directory/ yet in linux I can't make it work filename: %filename directory: read blahblahblah ;read the directory into a block found: find directory filename that doesn't work always comes up with "none" help me please thanks, Jeff Rubin, CTO & Co-Founder Audiopia Shutup and Listen... http://www.audiopia.com also check out my personal site Brainbyte! http://www.brainbyte.com

I suspect: found: find directory filename should be: found: find directory to-file filename [webmaster--SILICONSPECIES--COM] wrote:

> I am writing some code which takes user input in a form and then checks to > see if the user input is a directory name or not. > also check out my personal site Brainbyte! > http://www.brainbyte.com

that did the trick duh again... At 03:44 PM 9/6/00 -0700, you wrote:

>I suspect: >found: find directory filename >;Fortuneately escape will cancel this endless loop... >Forever [ buy microsoft version: version + 1 ]

Gee, there is no wonder why my stuff dont run the first time... What you shown actually works, the to-file as I indicated is useless, since you already specified the filename as a file. Anyways here is my scribbles for code that demonstrates your doing the right thing: rebol [] forever [ filename: to-file ask "file: " directory: read %./ ;read the directory into a block found: find directory filename if found [ print rejoin ["Found: " first found ] ] ] Your bug is unlisted, try running a trace on it. --Ryan Fishing baskets are employed to catch fish; but when the fish are got, the men forget the baskets; snares are employed to catch hares; but when the hares are got, the men forget the snares. Words are employed to convey ideas; but when the ideas are grasped, men forget the words. --Chuang Tzu [webmaster--SILICONSPECIES--COM] wrote:

> that did the trick duh again... > At 03:44 PM 9/6/00 -0700, you wrote: > also check out my personal site Brainbyte! > http://www.brainbyte.com

to check if a %filename is a directory use

>> dir? %mails

>> dir? %mails/

>> dir? %nox ;non-existent

>> dir? %nox/

>> dirize %filename