content of ask file

[J. Landman Gay]

J. Landman Gay wrote:
> Scott Morrow wrote:
>> Ken,
>> I have implemented your method of checking the folder path. Thank you. 
>> However, it seems a best available solution rather than a completely 
>> reliable one.
>>
>> For instance, if there is a folder path:
>>
>> /Users/myname/Desktop/billing/September/September
>>
>> and I point my ask file at the first "September" folder
>>
>> and I type in:     September/earnings.txt      as my file name
>>
>> then a file      earnings.txt       will be created in the second 
>> "September" folder.  No data is lost and saving does take place but it 
>> feel like I should be able to keep this from happening to my users
> 
> I don't think this can happen.

Sorry, I misread your post. You can indeed create a file if the folder 
path already exists. I missed that part.

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