Long network drive = file not exist!?

[macroman]

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Let>testfile=F:\public_html\trending\Wisconsin Badgers football‬kaka ‪Nebraska Cornhuskers football‬kaka ‪Big Ten Conference‬‬.us
IfFileExists>%testfile%
mdl>hi
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I can see that file with my own eyes, but MS can't see it... it returns not exist.... drive F is a network mounted drive...

[Grovkillen]

You might need to put quotes around it.

[macroman]

I have tried/done that as well... no luck

[Djek]

hey Macroman,

cheer up, youre not alone...
i've mapped a networkshare to F:
I ve create the same file and folders...
Then i ran the script, and also noticed the file i see in the folder,(also in DOS) but MS doesnot detect it.
I then created a Wisconsin.us in the folder and stil no detection.
I ve renamed the long file Wisconsin Badgers footballkaka Nebraska Cornhuskers footballkaka Big Ten Conference.us
into GGHHWisconsin Badgers footballkaka Nebraska Cornhuskers footballkaka Big Ten Conference.us
and the MS detected the file !!
And from there is like randomally detection. Sometimes it detects, but sometimes not.
Nb if ofcourse i test with test.txt it functions OK.
I can not get the clue.
My os is Win 7 pro, MS 14.2.09

[Grovkillen]

What does the GetFileList> give you?

[Djek]

yes

GetFileList>F:\public_html\trending\*.us,uitvoer,;

but also the
GetFileList>F:\public_html\trending\*.*,uitvoer,;

finds the long filename

strange...well it's Halloween somewhere...

[JRL]

Like Djek I set up the path and file on my 2008 server and IfFileExists> works as advertised. Also set up the path and file then created a network drive letter to a Windows 7 machine and IfFileExists> still works. What is the OS of the computers you're linking to? I have read that there may be issues with Samba and long file names. (Google "Samba long file names")

[Djek]

wel im using a Synology nas as a data server.
I do not know if it is Samba , but sure not Windows OS

update 1-11
tested with a share to another Win7 pro pc,
mapped to F:

it still cannot find the long =F:\public_html\trending\Wisconsin Badgers football‬kaka ‪Nebraska Cornhuskers football‬kaka ‪Big Ten Conference‬‬.us
GetFileList get the file.

but im now almost sure it has to do with the OS and not with MS because now the short F:\public_html\trending\Wisconsin.us is now steady detected with IfFileExists.

I dont get it.

[macroman]

I'm using netdrive.net to mount my drives... works great if the names are shorter... i can access it just fine in windows explorer...

[JRL]

Using NetDrive to mount your drives adds a whole new layer of uncertainty. Who knows what unorthodox programing they use to provide drive letters to FTP sites. If Windows Explorer can see the file I would hope that DOS "dir: can also see the file. I would try something like:

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Let>testfile=F:\public_html\trending\Wisconsin Badgers football‬kaka ‪Nebraska Cornhuskers football‬kaka ‪Big Ten Conference‬‬.us

Let>RP_Wait=1
Let>RP_Windowmode=0
RunProgram>cmd /c dir "%testfile%" /b > %temp_dir%testfile_test.txt

FileSize>%temp_dir%testfile_test.txt,vTestSize
DeleteFile>%temp_dir%testfile_test.txt
If>vTestSize>0
  MDL>Hi
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[macroman]

yes, Dos and everything else can see it - even my plex can read stuff from a drive that was mounted by this obnoxious app (netdrive)... even getfilelist in MS can see it... just not the function (IfFileExists)... question is, why everything inside MS can see/read/delete even execute but not ifFileexists?

[Marcus Tettmar]

IfFileExists uses the same internals as GetFileList etc, so I'm rather baffled here. Can''t see any reason why it wouldn't see it. Unless of course it isn't there. Could you be calling it too soon/too late? It might not be an issue with IfFileExists but more a case of WHEN you call it.