[Rd] dir.create bug (PR#6892)

jkbreaux at san.rr.com jkbreaux at san.rr.com
Tue May 18 04:08:37 CEST 2004


Full_Name: Jim Breaux
Version: 1.9.0
OS: WinXP
Submission from: (NULL) (209.78.110.135)


dir.create() is reporting a warning that a directory already exists when in fact
the directory does NOT already exist.  However, the erroneous behavior does not
manifest itself until dir.create() has been called at least once to create a
directory that DOES already exist.  For example:

# Create a directory that does NOT exist:
> result <- dir.create("C:\\TEMP")
> result
[1] TRUE

# Create another directory that does NOT exist:
> result <- dir.create("C:\\TEMP2")
> result
[1] TRUE

# Now try to create a directory that DOES already exist:
> result <- dir.create("C:\\TEMP")
Warning message: 
'C:\TEMP' already exists 
> result
[1] FALSE

# Finally, try to create a directory that does NOT exist:
> result <- dir.create("C:\\TEMP3")
Warning message: 
'C:\TEMP3' already exists 
> result
[1] TRUE

Notice that in the last case, result == TRUE as expected; however, the warning
message should not be reported.



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