Exists function with User Variables - is it possible?

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gdpodesta
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Exists function with User Variables - is it possible?

Post by gdpodesta »

We want to conditionally prepend a disclaimer to a video, and to accomplish that, we generate a png file before the FFAStrans job begins.
The Insert Media works as expected, but I'm unable to get a simple conditional to recognize if the disclaimer file exists or not.
To test this and get it working, I've set up this workflow.
  • Populate variables, mimicking the API submission of the job
  • Test if the Disclaimer file exists or not
  • If NOT found, write a text file "NOTFOUND.txt"
  • If found, write a text file "FOUND.txt
i copied/pasted the conditional from the help text, and am certain the file does NOT exist, yet the only process that it continues on to is the result of a successful test - it never takes the failed test path. Is there something blatantly wrong with any of these nodes that I'm somehow missing?
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momocampo
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Re: Exists function with User Variables - is it possible?

Post by momocampo »

Hello gdpodesta,

Very productive right now :) That's great!
Anyway, you forgot the quotes inside your exists function.
must be :
$exists("%s_disclamer_png%")

Try with quotes and it will be ok ;)

Cheers.

Benjamin
gdpodesta
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Re: Exists function with User Variables - is it possible?

Post by gdpodesta »

Don't you hate when fresh eyes are right? lol. Thanks!
momocampo
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Re: Exists function with User Variables - is it possible?

Post by momocampo »

Hehe !
Fresh eyes are often right, true :)
Glad I helped you.

Cheers.

Benjamin
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