From: Sharon Phillips <phillipsds@...>
Date: 2007-07-22T19:40:46+09:00
Subject: Re: Problem with File.exists? giving an incorrect result

On 22/07/2007, at 8:21 PM, Chris Dwan wrote:

> I have a problem with a script I'm working on.  File.exists? is  
> telling me that a file does in fact exist, then immediately after  
> when I try to do a File.read, it crashes because the file doesn't  
> exist.  I know that it does not exist, because I'm testing that  
> condition. If the file doesn't exist, it should do something else.
>
> <sigh> this is on Windows, so maybe the OS is to blame?
> Here's the code, if it helps..
>
>             $debug_log.fatal("does file exist? :: #{ibl}")
>             if File.exist?(ibl)
>               $debug_log.fatal("YES - it most certainlyt does!")
>               iblLocation = ibl
>             else
>                 #find the file and set iblLocation
>             end
>             File.read(iblLocation) # << bombs here
>
> The file referred to by ibl was recently renamed by this same  
> script, so the file name in ibl is no longer valid. The script  
> should then go looking for ibl's new name and use that... but it  
> won't work <sob><sob>
>
> Hope someone can enlighten me.
> Thanks!

I assume you have permission to read the file?