Hi, I want to check for the existence of a folder before running a build step.
I added a simple:
Test-Path ‘C:\some\path’ which of course works as expected in a PowerShell.
However, in FinalBuilder 8, the condition always evaluates to True, regardless of the path provided.
Any Ideas?
Cheers,
Tomas
Hi Thomas
It’s a bug. I’m not sure when this started happening, but the powershell api was returning a different object to what we were previously expecting. This build has the fix
https://downloads.finalbuilder.com/downloads/finalbuilder/800/FB800_2791.exe
Note that another option is the If File/Folder Exists action.
https://wiki.finalbuilder.com/display/FB8/Check+If+File+or+Folder+Exists+Action
Hi, I tried 2791.
It works for hard-coded string paths, like ‘Test-Path C:\Windows’
But if I use a variable, like ‘Test-Path %SOME_VALID_PATH%’ it always fails.
I also tried the File/Folder Exists option, but that one has other problems.
If I want to set a variable with the result of the operation, the dropdown only shows non-macro variables. But that’s pretty useless. I must of course use a macro variable that is recalculated later.
You can’t reference variables using % in scripts. In powershell you would use
Test-Path $FBVariables["SOME_VALID_PATH"]
As for the File/Folder Exists action - you cannot set macro variables anywhere in FinalBuilder by design. Their value is based on their default value expression, which is evaluated every time the variable is accessed.