[ic] [if file] question

[Mike Heins]

Quoting Dan Bergan (danb at berganconsulting.com):
> On 8/5/07, Mike Heins <mike at perusion.com> wrote:
> > Quoting Dan Bergan (danb at berganconsulting.com):
> > > I'm having trouble with the [if file] tag.
> > >
> > > I have created a symbolic link in my catroot to a directory.  I have
> > > given the interchange user permission to the directory.  I can log in
> > > to the command prompt as the interchange user and see the directory
> > > and I can read the files.
> > >
> > > when I try:
> > >
> > > [if type=file term=|files/test.txt|]found![/if]
> > >
> > > it doesn't not see the file.
> > >
> > > I have also tried the full path to the file, and still nothing.  I'm
> > > sure I'm doing something stupid, but I just can't see what I'm doing
> > > wrong.  Can anyone point out what my problem might be?
> > >
> >
> > Paths are relative to the catalog directory, not interchange
> > or home directory.
> >
> I believe that is what I did...
> 
> My catalog directory is:
> /var/lib/interchange/catalog
> 
> The actual directory is in my httpdocs directory, called "files".  So,
> I created a symbolic link to the "files" directory.  So, now there is
> a sub-directory:
> /var/lib/interchange/catalog/files
> And then I tried: [if type=file term=|files/test.txt|]found![/if]
> 
> Can the [if file] follow a symbolic link?

Yes it can, presuming your file system permissions permit that. It
is just a perl file test.

Try from the shell:

	$ touch /var/lib/interchange/catalog/test.txt

Then in the page:

  [if file test.txt]found! [else] NOT FOUND [/else] [/if]

That will tell you if your directory permissions are the problem.

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Mike Heins
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