GETNAMECOUNT Function

GETNAMECOUNT(string-expression)

Returns the number of files in the directory specified by string-expression.

• If the path begins with /, it is treated as a fully qualified path.
• If it does not, it is treated as relative to the current working directory.

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Examples

REM Count files in the current directory
PRINT "Current dir has "; GETNAMECOUNT("") ; " files"

REM Relative path example
PRINT "Logs: "; GETNAMECOUNT("logs")

REM Fully qualified path example
PRINT "Programs: "; GETNAMECOUNT("/programs")

REM Guard against empty directories
IF GETNAMECOUNT("/saves") = 0 THEN
    PRINT "No saved games found"
ENDIF

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Notes

• Counts only files, not subdirectories.
• Returns 0 if the directory exists but has no files.
• Returns 0 if the directory cannot be opened or does not exist.
• The empty string ("") refers to the current directory.
• Works well with GETNAME$ Function$ "GETNAME\$" to iterate over each filename.

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See also: GETNAME$ Function$ "GETNAME\$" · OPENIN · OPENOUT · CLOSE