Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Can a non-existent file have a parent?
I was suddenly unsure about this, so I ran a quick test:
The explanation is fairly simple. Whether or not the file exists, the file object does exist. And, in order to exist, it must have a parent, the folder in which the corresponding file will be created should the script go the next step and create the file.
//DESCRIPTION: Can a non-existent file have a parent?And the answer is yes!
defFile = File(getScriptPath().parent.fsName + "/test.txt");
parFile = defFile.parent;
alert(parFile.fsName);
function getScriptPath() {
// This function returns the path to the active script, even when running ESTK
try {
return app.activeScript;
} catch(e) {
return File(e.fileName);
}
}
The explanation is fairly simple. Whether or not the file exists, the file object does exist. And, in order to exist, it must have a parent, the folder in which the corresponding file will be created should the script go the next step and create the file.
# posted by Dave Saunders @ 9:19 AM 
