Hi all,

The Folder Exists function appears to have changed subtly from version 10 to version 11.

Under BPA 10, all of these tests result in varExists = Yes
Under BPA 11, the same is true, except when the varDirectory = \\servername\automate

Please note that both the directory C:\Temp and the unc share \\servername\automate exist and are accessible by the user running the task.

Is this intentional behaviour or a bug?


Task Steps: (Right click, Select All, Copy to copy to the clipboard. Steps can then be pasted into the AutoMate Task Builder)
<AMVARIABLE NAME="varDirectory" VALUE="" /> <AMVARIABLE ACTIVITY="set" VARIABLENAME="varDirectory" VALUE="c:\temp" AM_ENABLED="NO" /> <AMVARIABLE ACTIVITY="set" VARIABLENAME="varDirectory" VALUE="c:\temp\" AM_ENABLED="NO" /> <AMVARIABLE ACTIVITY="set" VARIABLENAME="varDirectory" VALUE="\\servername\automate" /> <AMVARIABLE ACTIVITY="set" VARIABLENAME="varDirectory" VALUE="\\servername\automate\" AM_ENABLED="NO" /> <AMVARIABLE NAME="varExists" VALUE="" /> <AMVARIABLE ACTIVITY="set" VARIABLENAME="varExists" VALUE="Undefined" /> <AMIF ACTIVITY="folder_exist" FOLDER="%varDirectory%" /> <AMVARIABLE ACTIVITY="set" VARIABLENAME="varExists" VALUE="Yes" /> <AMELSE /> <AMVARIABLE ACTIVITY="set" VARIABLENAME="varExists" VALUE="No" /> <AMIF ACTIVITY="end" />

This issue is hampering our migration to Automate 11, as I really don't want to have to trawl through all of our workflows checking every folder exists test for trailing '\'s
Can you please confirm whether this is a bug or intentional behavior, and if it's a bug, whether it's likely to be resolved in the near future?

Hello Craig,

I am unable to reproduce your issue in version 11.

Would it be possible to set-up a GoToAssist session where we can take a closer look at this issue? If this is possible please send an email over to AutoMate.Support@helpsystems.com with a list of your availability.

Note: Please reference this forum thread in your email.

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Ricardo Castaneda | Principal Support Analyst
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