Findfirstfile gives getlasterror 183 (error_already_exists)

• Jun 6, 2005

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ArkM

IS-IT--Management

Oct 21, 2002

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No such function: findfirstfile in Win API.
Get the code fragment, please...

 

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• Jun 7, 2005

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NickW2

Programmer

Jul 23, 2003

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GB

See

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/fileio/fs/findfirstfile.asp

for example usage.

 

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• Jun 7, 2005

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chiph

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Did you call FindClose prior to starting a 2nd search?

Chip H.


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• Jun 7, 2005

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ArkM

IS-IT--Management

Oct 21, 2002

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chiph,
the 2nd search handle on the same pattern is opened OK (I tested this case on Win NT WS before sent my post above).

 

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• Jun 8, 2005

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NickW2

Programmer

Jul 23, 2003

12

GB

Apologies to all.

The tracing being used in my case (not the same as MSDN example) was overwriting the last error value.
The actual last error is now found to be 5 (ERROR_ACCESS_DENIED).
This makes sense.

 

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