checkpath

uiz_checkPath(filePath,base error string)

A function made to check the validity of a filepath. It checks a FULL file path with drive letter. It returns errors if:

• there is no drive letter specified;
• any invalid signs have been used.

It returns a bool whether the file was valid. (false for not valid, true for valid.)

It will create a local variable called uiz_returnerror that isn't returned but can be used in the object afterwards. uiz_returnerror has a string containing all the different errors inside the file path.

Argument1(base error string): can be used to add a pre-message to the uiz_returnerror string like "A few errors occurred:".

Function

• validPath = uiz_checkPath(filePath,base error string):
  • validPath: If the given path was valid or not.
  • uiz_returnerror: A variable which is a string representation of everything that is wrong with the filePath.
  • filePath: The file path to check.
  • base error string: The string that is prepended to uiz_returnerror.

Example

filePath = get_string("enter path","C:");
if !uiz_checkPath(filePath, "A few errors occurred in your path:"){
    show_error(uiz_returnerror,true);
}