File not found when using write characters to file

Question

OK, I am missing something really basic here.  Whenever I try to use the Write Characters to File function, if I try to give it a path beyond the C:\filename directory, it returns an error.  In other words, C:\Dan works, but C:\Dan\Test reurns an error. WHAT am I missing?

Answer 1

Bingo! That is the problem. You have to make sure the directory exists before you attempt to write files to it.
     BTW: In LV there is a function for creating folders programatically. A good way to see if a directory exists is to attempt to list its
               contents. If the list function returns an error, the directory doesn't exist and you have to create it.
So make use of the error that the file write returns. If you get an error, start at the root of your path and test to see if each level exists, and if not create it. When you have all the folders in place repeat the file save.
Mike...
Message Edited by mikeporter on 05-24-2007 12:55 AM
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