How to Check Both Panes for Existing Files?

[Stefan]

Basic script would be f.ex. like:

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$ITEM = "<curname>";
  $OtherPane = get("path", i);

  if (exists("$OtherPane\$ITEM")==1)
  { 
      echo "Yes, file $ITEM exist on other pane too."; 
      //do more actions here
  }
  elseif(exists("$OtherPane\$ITEM")==2)
  {
      msg "$ITEM exists as folder.";
      //do more actions here
  }
  else
  {
      msg "$ITEM not found on other Pane";
      //do more actions here
  }

[admin]

Basic script would be f.ex. like:

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$ITEM = "<curname>";
  $OtherPane = get("path", i);

  if (exists("$OtherPane\$ITEM")==1)
  { 
      echo "Yes, file $ITEM exist on other pane too."; 
      //do more actions here
  }
  elseif(exists("$OtherPane\$ITEM")==2)
  {
      msg "$ITEM exists as folder.";
      //do more actions here
  }
  else
  {
      msg "$ITEM not found on other Pane";
      //do more actions here
  }

Again categories are being mixed. The function exists() does not tell whether an item exists on a pane (but in the file system). If the pane is e.g. visually filtered it does not "exist" on that pane.

But then I have no idea what the OP tries to achieve... so I better leave this thread...

[SkyFrontier]

@Stefan (or anyone interested on this):
The thing is:
Pane 1:

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text.diz = get its basename.

Pane 2:

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           = is text.diz here? No.
text.txt = but it has this one! (=same basename!) so ok - script will apply to this item; if text.diz were present too, both files should be affected.

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no text.txt nor test.diz = stop script.

Thanks for trying!

[SkyFrontier]

...and I believe THIS VARIATION will solve the problem!!!
($item is now <curbase> and elseif(exists("$OtherPane\$ITEM")==0)

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$ITEM = "<curbase>";
  $OtherPane = get("path", i);

  if (exists("$OtherPane\$ITEM")==1)
  {
      echo "Yes, file $ITEM exist on other pane too.";
      //do more actions here
  }
  elseif(exists("$OtherPane\$ITEM")==0)
  {
      msg "$ITEM exists as folder.";
      //do more actions here
  }
  else
  {
      msg "$ITEM not found on other Pane";
      //do more actions here

[Stefan]

Basic script would be f.ex. like:

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$ITEM = "<curname>";
  $OtherPane = get("path", i);

  if (exists("$OtherPane\$ITEM")==1)
  { 
      echo "Yes, file $ITEM exist on other pane too."; 
      //do more actions here
  }
  elseif(exists("$OtherPane\$ITEM")==2)
  {
      msg "$ITEM exists as folder.";
      //do more actions here
  }
  else
  {
      msg "$ITEM not found on other Pane";
      //do more actions here
  }

Again categories are being mixed. The function exists() does not tell whether an item exists on a pane (but in the file system). If the pane is e.g. visually filtered it does not "exist" on that pane.

Ahh, thanks for that explanation, i never thought about this

Maybe this should be reflected in the help:

exists()
Checks whether a file or directory exists on the file system (Must not be visible on an pane).

Name: listpane
Action: Lists the visible contents of a (even filtered) pane.

Now i understood why listpane() was introduced

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$ITEM = "<curname>";

   $Result = listpane(i, $ITEM, 5); //check for file
   if ($Result == "")
   {
      $Result = listpane(i, $ITEM, 6); //check for folder
      if ($Result == "")
      {  
         msg "$ITEM not found on other Pane";
      }
      else
      {
         msg "$ITEM exists as folder.";
      }
   }
   else
   {
         msg "Yes, file $ITEM exist on other pane too."; 
   }

[admin]

Now i understood why listpane() was introduced

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$ITEM = "<curname>";

   $Result = listpane(i, $ITEM, 5); //check for file
   if ($Result == "")
   {
      $Result = listpane(i, $ITEM, 6); //check for folder
      if ($Result == "")
      {  
         msg "$ITEM not found on other Pane";
      }
      else
      {
         msg "$ITEM exists as folder.";
      }
   }
   else
   {
         msg "Yes, file $ITEM exist on other pane too."; 
   }

Yep, you finally got it.

[SkyFrontier]

Problem solved.
Used some count values along with selfilter as a completely different approach. Now my script checks if a file exists (whatever "existence" means for a file ) and makes virtually impossible for an user to get into trouble.
Thanks for the ideas, guys!