@ operator?

[kbc1]

Hi,

I am using the opendir() function in order to open the folder and view its contents, but the folder/path it checks (i.e. the value I pass to the function) might not always exist so how would I get my code to simply say 'if the folder does not exist, then dont carry on etc..'?

I read you can add the @ operator to the start as such @opendir($folder); but this still seems to throw out errors.

Any suggestions?

[vaaaska]

What is the error...are you sure it's for that line?

[ysu]

try this in a simple test file:

$handle = opendir ('nodir');

then this:

$handle = @opendir ('nodir');

[laserlight]

The @ operator is the error suppression operator. In the case, the correct thing to do is to check for the return value of opendir().

if ($handle = @opendir($folder)) {
	// $folder could be opened
} else {
	// $folder does not exist or could not be opened
}