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i learned from the js example "jsfolderiter.js" that a File object's type would be "fold" if the file is a directory. However, i'm finding that i get a blank filetype for folders. I'm also noticing that .xml files return a blank filetype where as according to "max-fileformats.txt" they should return TEXT.

please put some .txt, a .pat, and/or a .xml in your root folder to test it out.

hello,
i learned from the js example "jsfolderiter.js" that a File object's type would be "fold" if the file is a directory.  However, i'm finding that i get a blank filetype for folders.  I'm also noticing that .xml files return a blank filetype where as according to "max-fileformats.txt" they should return TEXT.

js is attached.
please put some .txt, a .pat, and/or a .xml  in your root folder to test it out. 

javascript-filetype-fold

No js was provided. As always, please also provide detailed system 

and max versions, and specific usage with any report.

No js was provided. As always, please also provide detailed system  
and max versions, and specific usage with any report.

weird, i'm using the web-interface for the forum and was pressing on "upload file" after choosing the file.

perhaps that's not the thing to do.. let's try again.

    var myfolder = new Folder(mypath);

        filelist[counter]= new File(myfolder.filename);

        var thisfile = new File(myfolder.filename);

        post("file type is: ",thisfile.filetype);

    post("file name: ",filelist[n].filename);

    post("file type: ",filelist[n].filetype);

    post("folder path: ",filelist[n].foldername);

weird, i'm using the web-interface for the forum and was pressing on "upload file" after choosing the file.
perhaps that's not the thing to do..  let's try again.

function foldercontents(mypath)
{
	//post(mypath,"n");
	var myfolder = new Folder(mypath);
	// myfolder.reset();
	filelist = new Array();
	var counter = 0;
	while (!myfolder.end) {
		post(myfolder.filename);
		post();
		filelist[counter]= new File(myfolder.filename);
		var thisfile = new File(myfolder.filename);
		post("file type is: ",thisfile.filetype);
		post();
		counter = counter + 1;
		myfolder.next();
	}
	myfolder.close();
}

function getfile(n)
{
	post("file name: ",filelist[n].filename);
	post();
	post("file type: ",filelist[n].filetype);
	post();
	post("folder path: ",filelist[n].foldername);
	post();

On Feb 23, 2006, at 3:42 PM, Ali Momeni wrote:

> weird, i'm using the web-interface for the forum and was pressing 

> on "upload file" after choosing the file.

> perhaps that's not the thing to do.. let's try again.

Okay. Please note that you're not following the jsfolderiter 

example,l which clearly demostrates that the filetype tested is an 

attribute of the *Folder* object rather than the *File* object. I 

believe this should solve your problems. You cannot open a folder as 

In general, I would recommend whenever you have a problem like this, 

scrutinizing the differences between the working example and your 

file. C'mon Ali, I know you can spend a little more time before 

> weird, i'm using the web-interface for the forum and was pressing  
> on "upload file" after choosing the file.
> perhaps that's not the thing to do..  let's try again.

Okay. Please note that you're not following the jsfolderiter  
example,l which clearly demostrates that the filetype tested is an  
attribute of the *Folder* object rather than the *File* object. I  
believe this should solve your problems. You cannot open a folder as  
a file.

In general, I would recommend whenever you have a problem like this,  
scrutinizing the differences between the working example and your  
file. C'mon Ali, I know you can spend a little more time before  
getting us involved. :)

if i pass an object (of class File or a Folder, i.e. created with "new File() or new Folder()") to a function, how can i test in that function to see if the passed object is a File or a Folder?

a small followup question,
if i pass an object (of class File or a Folder, i.e. created with "new File() or new Folder()") to a function, how can i test in that function to see if the passed object is a File or a Folder?

On Feb 23, 2006, at 5:05 PM, Ali Momeni wrote:

> if i pass an object (of class File or a Folder, i.e. created with 

> "new File() or new Folder()") to a function, how can i test in that 

> function to see if the passed object is a File or a Folder?

Check out the object.isPrototypeOf() method:

Core_JavaScript_1.5_Reference:Global_Objects:Object:isProtot ypeOf

> a small followup question,
> if i pass an object (of class File or a Folder, i.e. created with  
> "new File() or new Folder()") to a function, how can i test in that  
> function to see if the passed object is a File or a Folder?

http://developer.mozilla.org/en/docs/ 
 Core_JavaScript_1.5_Reference:Global_Objects:Object:isProtot ypeOf

javascript filetype "fold"