AW: [jcifs] create directory hierarchy - mkdirs()

[Klemens.Dickbauer.extern at HVBSystems.com]

Hi Michael!

so, as i understand you, SmbFile will just support api functions that can be
directly mapped into the cifs/smb protocol?

~klemens

> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von:	Michael B Allen [SMTP:mballen at erols.com]
> Gesendet am:	Mittwoch, 13. März 2002 21:24
> An:	Dickbauer, Klemens (ext.)
> Cc:	jcifs at lists.samba.org
> Betreff:	Re: [jcifs] create directory hierarchy - mkdirs()
> 
> 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();
> >     }
> > 
> 
> 
> -- 
> May The Source be with you.
>