RTI_OS_Directory Function

Description

This function provides methods for manipulating operating system directories.

retVal = RTI_OS_Directory( method, directory, <param1>, <param2>, <param3> )

The function has the following parameters:

Parameter

Description

Method:

A command to be executed against a directory.

Method	Description
Create	Creates a new directory.
Delete	Deletes a directory and all the directory's content, including all subdirectories.
Rename	Renames a directory.
Exists	Determines if a directory exists.
Choose	Displays the choose directory dialog and returns the selected result.
GetSubDirectories	Returns a list of all the sub-directories within a directory.
GetLogicalDrives	Retrieves a list of the logical drives attached to the current machine.
GetWindowsDirectory	Returns the path to where Windows is installed.
GetMyDocuments	Returns the path to the "My Documents" directory.
GetDesktopDirectory	Returns the path to the Windows Desktop.
GetWindowsTempPath	Returns the path to the Windows temp directory.
GetOIDirectory	Returns the path to where OpenInsight is installed.
GetFiles	Retrieves file names from a specified directory.
GetAttributes	Returns the requested attributes of a file.

directory:

The directory to be acted upon. The path may be a mapped drive or a UNC path.

param1:

<Optional>Method dependent parameter.

param2:

<Optional>Method dependent parameter.

param3:

<Optional>Method dependent parameter.

Method dependent return value. All boolean return values are TRUE if successful and FALSE is unsuccessful.

When returning directories, the program does NOT append a trailing backslash (\).