## CountDirectories() Fails on Novell NetWare Server Drive

Q122309

The information in this article applies to:

- Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

## SYMPTOMS

The Microsoft WordBasic CountDirectories() function does not include subdirectories in empty directories on a Novell NetWare server drive. Consider the following directory structure:

> F:\DOCS
> F:\DOCS\1995
> F:\DOCS\Plan

If the current directory is F:\DOCS, the CountDirectories() function should return 2 in order to indicate that there are two directories in the DOCS directory. However, if the DOCS directory doesn't contain any files, the CountDirectories() function returns zero (0) when the current drive is a Novell NetWare server drive.

## WORKAROUND

The following WordBasic function uses Windows API calls to determine how many directories stem from the current directory.
WARNING: ANY USE BY YOU OF THE CODE PROVIDED IN THIS ARTICLE IS AT YOUR OWN RISK. Microsoft provides this macro code "as is" without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and/or fitness for a particular purpose.

    Declare Function GetModuleHandle Lib "kernel"(lpModuleName$) As Integer
    Declare Function GetActiveWindow Lib "User" As Integer
    Declare Function CreateWindow Lib "User"(lpClassname$, lpWindowName$, \
     dwStyle As Long, X As Integer, Y As  Integer, nWidth As Integer, \
     Height As Integer, hWndParent As Integer, hMenu As Integer, hInstance \
     As Integer, lpParam$) As Integer
    Declare Sub DestroyWindow Lib "User"(hWnd As Integer)
    Declare Function SendMsgString Lib "user"(hWnd As Integer, wMsg As \
    Integer, wParam As Integer, lParam$) Alias "SendMessage" As Integer
    Declare Function SendMsgVal Lib "user"(hWnd As Integer, wMsg As \
     Integer, wParam As Integer, lParam As Long) Alias  "SendMessage" \
     As Integer

    Sub MAIN
    a$=Files$(".")                         ' stores current directory in a$
    chdir "F:\DOCS\Plan"                   ' specify your parent directory here
    MsgBox "Directories = " + Str$(GetDirs)
    chdir a$                               ' changes path to stored directory
    End Sub

    Function GetDirs

    Dirs = CountDirectories()
    If Dirs = 0 Then  '*** only if countdirs returns 0
    LB_RESETCONTENT = 1029
    LB_DIR = 1038

    DirList = CreateWindow("ListBox", "", 1073741954, 0, 0, 0, 0, \
     GetActiveWindow, 0, GetModuleHandle("winword"), "")

    r = SendMsgVal(DirList, LB_RESETCONTENT, 0, 0)
    Dirs = SendMsgString(DirList, LB_DIR, 16 - 32768, "*.*")
    If Dirs = - 1 Then
       MsgBox "LB_DIR Error"'shouldn't get this
       Goto bye :
    End If

    If InStr(DefaultDir$(14), "\") <> 0 And Len(DefaultDir$(14)) < 4  Then
     Dirs = Dirs + 1
    End If

    DestroyWindow DirList
    bye:
    End If
    GetDirs = Dirs
    End Function

## REFERENCES

"Microsoft Word Developer's Kit," version 6.0, pages 128-130

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