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searching for a folder.

I have a code to accept folder name as input .Now I want to check if the folder exists in one of the 2 paths (pathA and PathB).

I was also able to achieve this but the challenge is,

I have many folders in these 2 paths and I dont know the name of these before-hand.

I tried using 

filelist=Files In Directory( path1, recursive);

but this doesnt work for folders. 

Re: searching for a folder.

Needed slight tweak, but thank you for that! Got what I needed

Re: searching for a folder.

sure, approximately like this untested bit of JSL...

 

If( Is Directory( path || candidates[i] ),
   Write( "\!n", path || candidates[i] ); // <<<<<< do something with a dir
   descend( path || candidates[i] ); // optionally, recurse
, // else
   Write( "\!n", path || candidates[i] ); // <<<<<< do something with a file
)

You might need to use isFile(...) to make sure items are actually files and not other odd things the OS might show you.

Re: searching for a folder.

Can the code be amended to also include the file names as well as the folders?

 

thanks

Re: searching for a folder.

descend = Function( {path},
 {candidates, i},
 If( !Ends With( path, "/" ) & !Ends With( path, "\" ),
  path = path || "/"
 );
 candidates = Files In Directory( path ); // not recursive
 For( i = 1, i <= N Items( candidates ), i += 1,
  If( Is Directory( path || candidates[i] ),
   Write( "\!n", path || candidates[i] ); // <<<<<< do something
   descend( path || candidates[i] ); // optionally, recurse
  )
 );
);

descend( "c:\program files" );

If you don't want to explore sub directories, comment out the recursive line.

Re: searching for a folder.

Your code example uses the wrong syntax. Here is an example of the correct syntax:

 

Files In Directory( "$SAMPLE_DATA", Recursive( 1 ) );

The items in the list that is returned are full paths, so you can examine each one to find the target folders.

Re: searching for a folder.

Will this help you?

If( Directory Exists( "$SAMPLE_DATA/Loss Function Templates" ),
 "ok",
 "missing!"
);