Bug: SetFolder() does not create folder on Linux

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Zigi

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Posted: 29th Jan 2016 13:49 Edited at: 29th Jan 2016 13:57

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Hi.

Seems like SetFolder() unable to create (or may not even try to create) a folder in case it doesn't exists on Ubuntu 14.04 64bit.
I don't get any error message in terminal or debugger. I was trying to do the following:

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SetFolder("/folder")
Render()
GetImage(1,0,0,100,100)
SaveImage(1,"image.png")

In case the folder doesn't exists, SetFolder() does not create it and I don't get the image saved or any error message.
If I create the folder manually using MakeFolder() before SetFolder(), it works but on Windows I don't need to use MakeFolder(). If the folder does not exists, SetFolder() create that folder but not on Linux

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Posted: 29th Jan 2016 17:14

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Personally I'd check if the folder exists first, create it or set it depending on result. It's probably one of those platform dependent things so best to make your code as robust as you can.

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Zigi

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Posted: 29th Jan 2016 18:36 Edited at: 29th Jan 2016 18:46

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I thought the same, but I can't find any commands in the documentation to check if a folder exists or not at currently used location

The only commands I can find is to get currently used folder, first folder, next folder and number of folders at currently used location.

I wonder if I could check the number of folders in root folder if it 1 (I have only the media folder) than I need to create the folder I need.
Or, I could try to set the folder to the one I need, and than check if the current folder is the one I need, if it not than probably it doesn't exists so I can create it and try to set it again.
Or I could create the folder anyway when the app running for the first time.
I don't know which would be better, should have a better way (a single command) to check if the folder I'm about to set is there or not but I can't find any command for that

SetFolder() check it by default and also create the folder in case it doesn't exists but only on Windows.

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Posted: 29th Jan 2016 22:50 Edited at: 29th Jan 2016 22:51

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I'm not sure if SetFolder() really should create a new folder. I know it's part of how the command works. But should that be altered? We have MakeFolder() after all. And I think it would make sense to have GetFolderExist().