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rmnrdi
Contributor
7 years ago

FindFiles not working

This line of code is not finding a file and returning null.   foundFiles = aqFileSystem.FindFiles("C:\\Temp\\" , "*.rxi"); //I'm using javascript, hence the escape \   Here is a picture of ...
  • SaravanaKumar_N's avatar
    SaravanaKumar_N
    7 years ago

    rmnrdi

    I did use the same code and .rxi extension file. It did work for me, please refer below...

    function FileFinder()
{
  var foundFiles, aFile;
  foundFiles = aqFileSystem.FindFiles("E:\\UsersDirectory\\", "*.rxi");
  if (!strictEqual(foundFiles, null))
    while (foundFiles.HasNext())
    {
      aFile = foundFiles.Next();
      Log.Message(aFile.Name);
    }
  else
    Log.Message("No files were found.");
}

     

SaravanaKumar_N's avatar
SaravanaKumar_N
Contributor

rmnrdi

I did use the same code and .rxi extension file. It did work for me, please refer below...

function FileFinder()
{
  var foundFiles, aFile;
  foundFiles = aqFileSystem.FindFiles("E:\\UsersDirectory\\", "*.rxi");
  if (!strictEqual(foundFiles, null))
    while (foundFiles.HasNext())
    {
      aFile = foundFiles.Next();
      Log.Message(aFile.Name);
    }
  else
    Log.Message("No files were found.");
}

 

rmnrdi's avatar
rmnrdi
Contributor
7 years ago

I figured out the problem.

 

I had "hide file extensions for known file types" on.

 

This is what it thought the file name was:

 

 

 

 Your answer is the excepted solution because looking at the picture of the log with the full file name and extension made me realize what had happend.

 

:smileyfrustrated:

Thanks for your help.