Great, thanks to all who responded! Blindingly obvious once viewed with hindsight - and as Colin rightly suggests, it seems 'there is' still much I need to learn about the subtleties of the LiveCode syntax! ;-)
I went for a matching pair of one-liners, which worked very nicely: if there is not a folder "this_folder" then create folder "this_folder" if there is not a folder "this_folder/that_subfolder" then create folder "this_folder/that_subfolder" Best, Keith.. On 7 Jun 2011, at 15:16, Keith Clarke wrote: > Hi folks, > I've tried to check if a folder 'is empty' or 'is not true' but I'm obviously > missing the magic word - and I know it's not 'please', as LiveCode ignores > all my pleading! ;-) > Why do I get the feeling it's another one of those 'obvious as soon as you > know it' things(?) > Best, > Keith.. _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
