Microsoft KB Archive/122309

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CountDirectories Fails on Novell NetWare Server Drive

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Q122309

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

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SYMPTOMS
The Microsoft WordBasic CountDirectories function does not include subdirectories in empty directories on a Novell NetWare server drive. Consider the following directory structure:

F:\DOCS

F:\DOCS\1995

F:\DOCS\Plan If the current directory is F:\DOCS, the CountDirectories function should return 2 in order to indicate that there are two directories in the DOCS directory. However, if the DOCS directory doesn't contain any files, the CountDirectories function returns zero (0) when the current drive is a Novell NetWare server drive.

WORKAROUND
The following WordBasic function uses Windows API calls to determine how many directories stem from the current directory.

WARNING: ANY USE BY YOU OF THE CODE PROVIDED IN THIS ARTICLE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. Microsoft provides this macro code "as is" without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose.

Declare Function GetModuleHandle Lib "kernel"(lpModuleName$) As Integer Declare Function GetActiveWindow Lib "User" As Integer Declare Function CreateWindow Lib "User"(lpClassname$, lpWindowName$, \ dwStyle As Long, X As Integer, Y As  Integer, nWidth As Integer, \  Height As Integer, hWndParent As Integer, hMenu As Integer, hInstance \  As Integer, lpParam$) As Integer Declare Sub DestroyWindow Lib "User"(hWnd As Integer) Declare Function SendMsgString Lib "user"(hWnd As Integer, wMsg As \ Integer, wParam As Integer, lParam$) Alias "SendMessage" As Integer Declare Function SendMsgVal Lib "user"(hWnd As Integer, wMsg As \ Integer, wParam As Integer, lParam As Long) Alias  "SendMessage" \ As Integer

Sub MAIN a$=Files$(".")                        ' stores current directory in a$ chdir "F:\DOCS\Plan"                   ' specify your parent directory here MsgBox "Directories = " + Str$(GetDirs) chdir a$                              ' changes path to stored directory End Sub

Function GetDirs

Dirs = CountDirectories If Dirs = 0 Then '*** only if countdirs returns 0 LB_RESETCONTENT = 1029 LB_DIR = 1038

DirList = CreateWindow("ListBox", "", 1073741954, 0, 0, 0, 0, \ GetActiveWindow, 0, GetModuleHandle("winword"), "")

r = SendMsgVal(DirList, LB_RESETCONTENT, 0, 0) Dirs = SendMsgString(DirList, LB_DIR, 16 - 32768, "*.*") If Dirs = - 1 Then MsgBox "LB_DIR Error"'shouldn't get this Goto bye : End If

If InStr(DefaultDir$(14), "\") <> 0 And Len(DefaultDir$(14)) < 4 Then Dirs = Dirs + 1 End If

DestroyWindow DirList bye: End If GetDirs = Dirs End Function