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    #16
    Re: Can't open non Alpha file

    So if you use

    sys_open(filefind.get_recurse("W:\MFG_ENG\MANDREL",ALLTRIM(Tool_No)+CHR(92)+ALLTRIM(Dwg_No)+".DWG"))

    what happens?

    Don't worry about the expression builder, just try it.
    There can be only one.

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      #17
      Re: Can't open non Alpha file

      So if you use

      sys_open(filefind.get_recurse("W:\MFG_ENG\MANDREL",ALLTRIM(Tool_No)+CHR(92)+ALLTRIM(Dwg_No)+".DWG"))

      what happens?

      Don't worry about the expression builder, just try it.[/QUOTE]

      I pasted your code and got following:
      error2.jpg[QUOTE=Stan Mathews;635347]
      Attached Files
      Last edited by ARKVYS; 02-07-2013, 02:51 PM.

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        #18
        Re: Can't open non Alpha file

        No. You left out the sys_open( )

        And, you're in the expression builder instead of the interactive window.

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          #19
          Re: Can't open non Alpha file

          Disregard my previous message. I got wrong snapshot.
          Here is the correct one:
          error2.jpg

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            #20
            Re: Can't open non Alpha file

            I put a TXT file in a folder called TEST. I put the TEST folder in a folder called "DOWNLOADS".

            Using vers 9 of Alpha Five I get this:

            Code:
            ?filefind.get_recurse("D:\downloads\test","nextpayment.txt")
= "D:\downloads\test\NextPayment.txt"


            and I get this, starting at the downloads folder:

            Code:
            ?filefind.get_recurse("D:\downloads","nextpayment.txt")
= "D:\downloads\test\NextPayment.txt"



            I don't have vers 8 installed any longer.

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              #21
              Re: Can't open non Alpha file

              Again the error message is "File does not exist".

              Open interactive and copy and run this code

              Code:
              vFileNameC = "W:\MFG_ENG\MANDREL\04055-80\ASSEM.DWG"
?file.exists(vFileNameC)
              Let us know what is returned.

              Second part
              Code:
              filefind.get_recurse("W:\MFG_ENG\MANDREL",ALLTRIM(Tool_No)+CHR(92)+ALLTRIM(Dwg_No)+".DWG")
              Your second argument is as follows. I have not tested this but I am almost sure you cannot use CHR(92) in this argument because a "\" character is not a valid character for a filename.
              Code:
              ALLTRIM(Tool_No)+CHR(92)+ALLTRIM(Dwg_No)+".DWG"
              However my wager is on the fact that the file you are trying to find does not exist.
              Andrew

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                #22
                Re: Can't open non Alpha file

                Originally posted by aschone View Post
                Again the error message is "File does not exist".

                Open interactive and copy and run this code

                Code:
                vFileNameC = "W:\MFG_ENG\MANDREL\04055-80\ASSEM.DWG"
?file.exists(vFileNameC)
                Let us know what is returned.

                Second part
                Code:
                filefind.get_recurse("W:\MFG_ENG\MANDREL",ALLTRIM(Tool_No)+CHR(92)+ALLTRIM(Dwg_No)+".DWG")
                Your second argument is as follows. I have not tested this but I am almost sure you cannot use CHR(92) in this argument because a "\" character is not a valid character for a filename.
                Code:
                ALLTRIM(Tool_No)+CHR(92)+ALLTRIM(Dwg_No)+".DWG"
                However my wager is on the fact that the file you are trying to find does not exist.
                The file does exists. Its not the files i am trying to open, rather something with Alpha. Here is my poof:
                interactive.jpg

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                  #23
                  Re: Can't open non Alpha file

                  If the file you are trying to open in your original post is "not the files i am trying to open". Then why are we messing with this?

                  Try this interactive
                  Code:
                  vStartingPathC = "W:\MFG_ENG\MANDREL\04055-80"+chr(92)

vFilePatternC = "ASSEM.DWG"

?FileFind.get_recurse(vStartingPathC, vFilePatternC)
                  Let us know what you get.
                  Andrew

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                    #24
                    Re: Can't open non Alpha file

                    Andrew,
                    I entered what you suggested with a little variation. I actually looked for the file in the sub-folder. Here is what I got:

                    vStartingPathC = "W:\MFG_ENG\MANDREL\04057-80"+chr(92)
                    vFilePatternC = "8ebc69.DWG"
                    ?FileFind.get_recurse(vStartingPathC, vFilePatternC)
                    = W:\MFG_ENG\MANDREL\04057-80\EBC\8EBC69.dwg

                    The trouble starts when I try to open AutoCAD using this string. For some reason, Alpha gives me a weird message and my application is not starting. However it works perfectly if I use: "W:\MFG_ENG\MANDREL"+CHR(92)+ALLTRIM(Tool_No)+CHR(92)+ALLTRIM(Dwg_No)+".DWG". The trouble begins when I add FileFind.get_recurse.

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                      #25
                      Re: Can't open non Alpha file

                      Arkady,

                      May I ask, again, for you to show us the exact code you are using to try to open the autoCad file?

                      Using vers 9 the following sequence works just fine. It opens the designated text file in notepad as expected.

                      Code:
                      my_folder = "D:\downloads"
my_file = "nextpayment.txt"
sys_open(filefind.get_recurse(my_folder, my_file))


                      In this case the code I'm showing works correctly even though the TXT file is in a subfolder of the "D:\downloads" directory.

                      Additional questions for you:

                      a) if you put the drawing on a different drive do you see the same result?

                      b) if you double click the drawing file will autoCad open for you automatically?

                      c) is there anything unusual about the W drive on your system? is it removable? a CD? What?

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                        #26
                        Re: Can't open non Alpha file

                        Post the code you are using. It appears the filefind.get_recurse() is working just fine as it returned the file you where looking for. However, making an assumption, you are then feeding this return value to another function that calls the Autocad program with the filefind.get_recurse() returned value as an argument. Again making another assumption the filefind.get_recurse() is returning additional control characters that is causing the issue. You will most like have to clean up the returned value from filefind.get_recurse() before using it as an argument.
                        Last edited by aschone; 02-08-2013, 11:33 AM. Reason: spelling
                        Andrew

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                          #27
                          Re: Can't open non Alpha file

                          I am not using additional code. All I used you have seen already. There is nothing else to show.

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                            #28
                            Re: Can't open non Alpha file

                            In interactive run this
                            Code:
                            vStartingPathC = "W:\MFG_ENG\MANDREL\04057-80"+chr(92)

vFilePatternC = "8ebc69.DWG"

vFileNameC = vStartingPathC + vFilePatternC

?file.exists(vfileNameC)

?sys_open(vFileNameC)
                            Let us know what you get.
                            Andrew

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                              #29
                              Re: Can't open non Alpha file

                              Ran it. Here is the result:
                              vStartingPathC = "W:\MFG_ENG\MANDREL\04057-80"+chr(92)

                              vFilePatternC = "8ebc69.DWG"

                              vFileNameC = vStartingPathC + vFilePatternC

                              ?file.exists(vfileNameC)

                              ?sys_open(vFileNameC)
                              ERROR: Variable "vFileNameC" not found.

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                                #30
                                Re: Can't open non Alpha file

                                gotta press [enter] on each line
                                Andrew

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