DataFolderExists for data folder references

Fri, 02/18/2011 - 12:43 am

Replacement for DataFolderExists(string) using datafolder references
/// Checks if the datafolder referenced by dfr exists.
/// Unlike DataFolderExists() a dfref pointing to an empty ("") dataFolder is considered non-existing here.
/// @returns one if dfr is valid and references an existing datafolder, zero otherwise
Function DataFolderExistsDFR(dfr)
    dfref dfr

    string dataFolder

    switch(DataFolderRefStatus(dfr))
        case 0: // invalid ref, does not exist
            return 0
        case 1: // might be valid
            dataFolder = GetDataFolder(1,dfr)
            return cmpstr(dataFolder,"") != 0 && DataFolderExists(dataFolder)
        case 3: // free data folders always exist
            return 1
        default:
            Abort "unknown status"
            return 0
    endswitch
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