Q65597: Correction to DIR$ Example In "BASIC 7.0: Language Reference"

Article: Q65597
Product(s): See article
Version(s): 7.00 7.10 | 7.00 7.10
Operating System(s): MS-DOS | OS/2
Keyword(s): ENDUSER | SR# S900909-1 docerr | mspl13_basic
Last Modified: 21-SEP-1990

The DIR$ function example on Page 107 of the "Microsoft BASIC 7.0:
Language Reference" manual contains an error. To correct the problem,
the variable "FileCount" in the last line in the following code
fragment should be changed to "FileCount&" to match the other
references to it in the example:

   IF LEN(DIR$(filespec$)) = 0 THEN
      FileCount& = 0
   ELSE
      FileCount = 1

The corrected code is as follows:

   IF LEN(DIR$(filespec$)) = 0 THEN
      FileCount& = 0
   ELSE
      FileCount& = 1

This information applies to Microsoft BASIC Professional Development
System (PDS) versions 7.00 and 7.10 for MS-DOS and MS OS/2.