PRB: DIRECTORY() Fails to See System or Hidden Folder
Article ID: 191881
Article Last Modified on 8/24/1999
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Visual FoxPro 5.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Visual FoxPro 5.0a
- Microsoft Visual FoxPro 6.0 Professional Edition
This article was previously published under Q191881
SYMPTOMS
When using the DIRECTORY() function to check if a specified directory is
found on disk and the attribute of the directory is set to system and/or
hidden, the DIRECTORY() function returns .F. even though the directory
exists.
STATUS
This behavior is by design.
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