B4X

Determine File Type

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Demonstrates how to determine the type of file. Possible types are:

• 1: Regular file
• 2: Directory
• 3: Symbolic Link
• 4: Windows shortcut
• 99: Something else
• 0: File not found
• -1: Unable to check because of directory permissions or other error.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.77 or greater.

B4X

'  Call the FileType method to determine the file type.
'  (Note: FileType is a method, not a property.)

Dim fac As ChilkatFileAccess
fac.Initialize
Dim fileType As Int = fac.FileType("qa_data/shortcuts/chilkat_pkcs7_shortcut.xml")
Log("fileType = " & fileType)

'  Possible fileType values are:
'  1: Regular file
'  2:  Directory
'  3: Symbolic Link
'  4: Windows shortcut
'  99: Something else
'  0: File not found
'  -1: Unable to check because of directory permissions or other error.