[jcifs] create directory hierarchy - mkdirs()

[Michael B Allen]

On Wed, 13 Mar 2002 20:38:22 +0100
Klemens.Dickbauer.extern at HVBSystems.com wrote:

> Hi!
> 
> afaik the api of SmbFile should be relatively close to the one of
> java.io.File.
> there a method 'mkdirs()' exists to create a full directory hierarchy at
> once. since
> i'm doing an abstraction class for both File and SmbFile a mkdirs()-method
> in SmbFile
> as well seems appropriate and handy for me.
> i tried to implement one, but using a recursive (very easy ;) descent to a
> file that exists
> might be quite ineffective (and not stable), so there might be a better
> solution of delegating
> to some lower-level cifs call.

No, there's no SMB specific function for this. You would have to do
something like you have done.

Mike

> sorry, i'm quite new and unknowing of this SMB stuff (-:
> 
> greetz,
> ~klemens
> 
> --
> kdi at msk-informatik . at
> 
> 
> p.s.: my try:
> --
>     /**
>      * Creates a directory hierarchy by creating each required directory
>      * given by the path of <code>SmbFile</code>. It uses the
>      * <code>mkdir()</code>-method of this class.
>      *
>      * @throws SmbException
>      */
>     public void mkdirs() throws SmbException {
>         if( canonicalPath == null ) {
>             throw new SmbException( SmbException.ERRDOS,
>                                     SmbException.ERRnoaccess );
>         }
>         Log.println( Log.WARNINGS, "smb create directory hierarchy warning",
>                             " directoryName=" + uncPath );
> 
>         // check if parent directory exists and call recursively if not
>         SmbFile parentFile = null;
>         try {
>             parentFile = new SmbFile(this.getParent());
>         }
>         catch (MalformedURLException e) {
>             Log.println(Log.EXCEPTIONS, "smb create dircetory hierarchy
> exception",
>                     " directoryName=" + parentFile.uncPath);
>             throw new SmbException(SmbException.ERRRAP, "Could not create "
> + parentFile.uncPath);
>         }
>         catch (java.net.UnknownHostException e) {
>             Log.println(Log.EXCEPTIONS, "smb create dircetory hierarchy
> exception"
>                     + ": UnknownHostException: " + e.getLocalizedMessage(),
>                     " directoryName=" + parentFile.uncPath);
>             throw new SmbException(SmbException.ERRRAP, "Could not create "
> + parentFile.uncPath
>                         + ": UnknownHostException: " +
> e.getLocalizedMessage());
>         }
>         if (!parentFile.exists()) {
>             parentFile.mkdirs();
>         }
>         this.mkdir();
>     }
> 


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