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pandean YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 6	check if a file is in a folder? Apr 6^th, 2010, 11:44am Hello Anyone knows how to use processing to check if a file is in a folder? I have looked around and couldn't find anything thanks in adv P

blindfish God Member Offline Posts: 793	Re: check if a file is in a folder? Reply #1 - Apr 7^th, 2010, 12:05am Well one option is to use the listing files hack and then test each filename in the folder... Unfortunately the hacks seem to be hidden away; though some might argue this is a good thing as not everything there is good practice or up-to-date...
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PhiLho YaBB Moderator Offline Posts: 4190 Near Paris (France)	Re: check if a file is in a folder? Reply #2 - Apr 7^th, 2010, 5:28am Code: File file = new File(filePath); if (file.exists()) { println("I found it!"); }

yconst Junior Member Offline Posts: 75	Re: check if a file is in a folder? Reply #3 - Apr 8^th, 2010, 4:33pm Quote: Unfortunately the hacks seem to be hidden away; Ya, its maybe not the best place to raise that, but that's imo an issue you point out... i mean why is the hacks thingie so well hidden? Shouldnt it have it's place at least somewhere in the tabs of this site? Anyone?
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Bejoscha Full Member Offline Posts: 120	Re: check if a file is in a folder? Reply #4 - Apr 9^th, 2010, 12:25am Oh! First time I came across the hacks... (..which maybe prooves the point...) Thanks for telling me.

pandean

Re: check if a file is in a folder?
Reply #5 - Apr 18^th, 2010, 9:46am

PhiLho wrote on Apr 7^th, 2010, 5:28am:

Code:

File file = new File(filePath);
if (file.exists())
{
  println("I found it!");
}

Thanks for providing me with your code.

I couldn't make it work. please help me!

Here is my code

File file = new File(dataPath("drawing.mov"));
if (file.exists()) {
println("I found it");
}

I have both processing file and drawing.mov file in the same folder, when I run the application, I should receive "I found it" message; but I didn't receive anything. Am I missing something here?

thanks

PhiLho YaBB Moderator Offline Posts: 4190 Near Paris (France)	Re: check if a file is in a folder? Reply #6 - Apr 18^th, 2010, 11:21am dataPath, by definition, provides the path to the data folder. Use sketchPath() (from memory).

pandean YaBB Newbies Offline Posts: 6	Re: check if a file is in a folder? Reply #7 - Apr 18^th, 2010, 11:40am Thank you very much, I got it by the way.. where can I find my data folder?

blindfish

Re: check if a file is in a folder?
Reply #8 - Apr 18^th, 2010, 1:03pm

pandean wrote on Apr 18^th, 2010, 11:40am:

Thank you very much, I got it

by the way.. where can I find my data folder

IIRC the data folder is only created when data is added to the sketch (i.e. using the Sketch > add File menu option). You'll then find a data folder within your sketch folder. Be careful though as this is then compiled into the .JAR file when you export your sketch - so it's not something that is usually accessible to people running your sketch... It's just a handy repository for files needed to run the sketch (e.g. fonts).

Where is the what if the what is in why?

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