CL_GUI_FRONTEND_SERVICES=>DIRECTORY_EXISTS does this work for all OS automatically?

[former_member601402]

Hi SAP experts,

I would like to ask for an advice on using DIRECTORY EXISTS static method from CL_GUI_FRONTEND_SERVICE class.

I am trying to create a generic file validator that iterates to all directories given the path from user's file system. However, i am concerned with the user's OS, what if the user is using a different OS such as Linux or Solaris? if i am not mistaken, i believe they use slash (/) instead of backslash(\).

Will this be able to get accommodated by DIRECTORY EXISTS?

Thanks and warmest regards,

Ryann

[former_member289261]

Hi,

I am afraid you will have to use slashes as per the OS.

Windows uses '\' while all Linux versions use '/' for directory access.

[Juwin]

Hi Ryann,

You can use CL_GUI_FRONTEND_SERVICES=>GET_FILE_SEPARATOR to get the separator as per the Operating system.

Thanks,

Juwin

[former_member601402]

Hi Juwin,

Thanks, this is a possibility. I tried it on a test program and it returns the correct separator under my OS. 

Also inside the code method GET_FILE_SEPARATOR, are the variables: P_SEPARATOR_WINDOWS 'which is initialized value at '\'

P_SEPARATOR_UNIX which is initialized value at '/'

However, there's one thing i want to be sure of, does this act like the SY-OPSYS? where it checks the OS of the application server instead of where the SAP GUI is being run (machine of the user)?

Regards,

Ryann

[Juwin]

Yes, it is supposed to. But I haven't got a chance to try this in a non-windows machine.

Thanks

[former_member601402]

This is ok now Juwin. Closing the Thread. Thanks guys!