File_WaitWhileExist
- Martin Gudme Søndergaard
- Mitesh Oliver Sahijpal
Owned by Martin Gudme Søndergaard
File_WaitWhileExist(sFile,iWaitMaxMin,iCheckIntervalSec)
Check if a specified file exists, and wait while the file exists or until a timeout occurs.
If the file is deleted before the 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 the file to be deleted before exiting | Integer |
iCheckIntervalSec | Number of seconds between checks | Integer |
Return Type
Boolean, TRUE if function completed successfully.
Remarks
Example
The following example will create an empty text file 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_CreateEmptyFile(sFile, False)
If bStatus Then bStatus=File_WaitWhileExist(sFile,5,10)
If bStatus and NOT gbValue Then = Dialog_ShowWarning("Timeout occured waiting for file to be deleted")
Job_End(bStatus)
'End main