scan_directories
name&dimensionality | kind | in/out | description |
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directories | CHR | IN | contains the set of directories (up to 20), separated by an ASCII character of value < 32 (see concatnl). During the search, it is assumed that the given directories and filename can be separated by nothing, a / (slash) or a \ (backslash) |
filename | CHR | IN | the file to be found. |
fullpath | CHR | OUT | returns the full path to the first occurrence of the file among the directories provided. Empty if the file is not found. The search is not recursive. |
var | LGT | OUT | set to true if the file is found, to false otherwise. |
Search for 'myfile' in the directories 'dir1', '/dir2', '/dir2/subdir1/'
Eric Hivon 2003-02-07