Discovered a problem with RDKModuleInstall in the Copy OSFILE section.

It calls this routine to check for the existence of a directory.

TestDirExists:

  Swap ".\" with TargetDir : "\" in OSDir

  TestFile=OSDir : "\" : "xyzzy.xyz"

  OSWrite "" on TestFile

  If Status() else

      OSDelete TestFile

      bDirExists=TRUE$

  end

return

The result is that TestFile gets the value "c:\revsoft\oinsight\\xyzzy.xyz".

The result of the OSWrite is that a zero byte file named REVBOOT is written to the c:\revsoft\oinsight directory.

Apparently, oswrite defaults to REVBOOT when presented a blank directory.

This code fixes the problem.

TestDirExists:

  Swap ".\" with TargetDir : "\" in OSDir

  If OSDir-1,1 Ne "\" then OSDir := "\"

  TestFile=OSDir : "xyzzy.xyz"

  OSWrite "" on TestFile

  If Status() else

      OSDelete TestFile

      bDirExists=TRUE$

  end

return

Don-

This fix is already in OI 3.7.5, which is in beta. Don Bakke brought it to our attention.

Thanks-

Mike Ruane

Mike,

My 3.7.5 beta does not contain a fix for this problem. As a matter of fact, the example of the problem code was copied directly from 3.7.5.

Also, if someone had posted the information earlier that this problem existed, it would have saved me a lot of time tracking down the problem.

Don

Don,

Look on the bright side, this just goes to show that Don's are some of the brightest bulbs on this tree!

dbakke@srpcs.com

SRP Computer Solutions, Inc.

Couldn't agree more.

Don

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