Comments on: Need to trap “File Not Found” error when testing path string

By: stiletto

stiletto — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 10:58:58 +0000

CharlesJC, I think you may have miskeyed. I think the error number is 53. AKA ErrFileNotFound if using lserr.lss

By: brooklynegg

brooklynegg — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 10:13:28 +0000

Stilleto: Agreed. mHanson should be able to put in a generic error handler and this line to find out the error number,

Messagebox “Error” & Str(Err) & “: ” & Error$

…then code a specific action to occur when that number is encountered. In my example below, error 75 is returned if I try to access a folder that does not exist and my code creates the new folder (I actually can’t remember exactly how it does it, but I know it works).

Example:

On Error Goto Errhandle
….code here

Exit Sub
Errhandle:
‘ Use the Err function to return the error number and
‘ the Error$ function to return the error message.
If Err = 75 Then
Resume Next
Else
Messagebox “Error” & Str(Err) & “: ” & Error$
Exit Sub
End If
End Sub

By: charlesjc

charlesjc — Tue, 24 Apr 2007 10:07:04 +0000

mHanson,

You could try using the Dir$ function to test the validity of paths and file names. For example,

If Dir$(msg$) “” then
‘process the file
Esle
‘handle your incorrect information
Messagebox “File “”" & msg$ & “”" not found.”
End If

This should be placed before your call to GetFileAttr.

Also, why didn’t trapping Err = 5 (File Not Found) work?

Charles