8.9.10 CheckDirName (check whether a folder name ends with a backslash)

Purpose

Checks whether a folder name ends with a backslash (\).

Syntax

CheckDirName (DirNameBuff [, Option])

Arguments

DirNameBuff

Specify the variable that stores the name of the folder to be checked.

Option

Specify the following optional value:

Value	Meaning
`Remove`	Remove the final backslash (`\`).

Description

If you omit the Option argument, the CheckDirName command checks the final character of the folder path stored in the specified variable, and appends a backslash (\) if the final character is not a backslash. If you specify Remove in Option, the CheckDirName command removes the final backslash.

The command returns True on successful execution, or False if an error occurs.

Example

' Make sure the folder path ends with \, then create
' a full path.
Dim  inDir , outDir
inDir = _TEMP_
outDir = "C:\Script\Data"
CheckDirName (inDir)
CheckDirName (outDir)
Copy (inDir+"FILE.DAT", outDir+"FILE.DAT", Overwrite)

JP1/Script version

Supported from JP1/Script 01-00.

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