File_WaitForFileToExist
- Martin Gudme Søndergaard
- Mitesh Oliver Sahijpal
Owned by Martin Gudme Søndergaard
File_WaitForFileToExist(sFile, iWaitMaxMin, iCheckIntervalSec, bMustExist)
Check if a specified file exist, and waits until file exist or until timeout occurs
If file is created before timeout occurs, gbValue returns TRUE, otherwise gbValue returns FALSE.
Arguments
ARGUMENT | DESCRIPTION | TYPE |
|---|---|---|
sFile | The file to check existence/wait for | String |
iWaitMaxMin | Number of minutes to wait for file to be deleted before exiting | Integer |
iCheckIntervalSec | Number of seconds between checks | Integer |
bMustExist | If TRUE function will fail if timeout is reached and file does not exist | Boolean |
Return Type
Boolean, TRUE if function completed successfully.
Example
The following example will create an empty textfile and wait for up to 5 minutes for an external process to delete it.
Private Function IncludeScript(sScriptFile)
'...
End Function
'Begin
bStatus=True
If bStatus Then bStatus=IncludeScript("customlib.cis")
If bStatus Then bStatus=IncludeLibrary("Capalib.cin")
If bStatus Then bStatus=IncludeLibrary("Osdlib.cin")
If bStatus Then bStatus=Job_Start("WS", "Script Name", "1.0", "ScriptName.log", "INSTALL")
If bStatus Then bStatus=OSD_Initialize()
sFile="C:\WaitFile.txt"
If bStatus Then bStatus=File_WaitForFileToExist(sFile, 5, 10, False)
If bStatus and NOT gbValue Then bStatus=Dialog_ShowWarning("Timeout occured waiting for file to be created")
Job_End(bStatus)
'End main