util.IsVaildModel(sModel) always returns false.

[dvd_video]

I am building a cPanel for my tool. I am adding a tree with nodes from a table if definitions and I have:

  local pTree = vgui.Create("DTree")
        pTree:SetPos(2, 2)
        pTree:SetSize(Header:GetWide() - 4, 250)
        pTree:SetIndentSize(0)
  local pFolder 
  local pNode
  for k,v in pairs(RailTypes) do
    if(v.isFolder) then
    print("RAILASSEMBLY: Adding Folder : "..v.Name)
    -- Make a Folder Node
      pFolder = pTree:AddNode(v.Name)
      pFolder:SetName(v.Name)
      pFolder.Icon:SetImage("icon16/disconnect.png")
      function pFolder:InternalDoClick() end
      pFolder.DoClick = function()
        return false
      end
      local FolderLabel = pFolder.Label
      function FolderLabel:UpdateColours(skin)
        return self:SetTextStyleColor(Color(161, 161, 161))
      end
      print("RAILASSEMBLY: Adding Folder: "..pFolder:GetName().." SUCCESS")
    elseif(v.isFolderend) then
      print("RAILASSEMBLY: Nilng Folder : "..pFolder:GetName())
      pFolder = nil
    else
      print("RAILASSEMBLY MODEL: Doing "..v.Model)
      if(pFolder) then  -- and util.IsValidModel(v.Model) ??
        print("RAILASSEMBLY TRUE ?: "..tostring(util.IsValidModel(v.Model)))                                            --- Alyaws FALSE (  IsValidModel  )
        print("RAILASSEMBLY TRUE ?: "..tostring(file.Exists("sw_rerailer_3.mdl", "models/props_phx/trains/"))) --- Alyaws FALSE (  Existant  )
        print("RAILASSEMBLY TRUE ?: "..tostring(file.Exists("ASD.mdl", "models/props_phx/trains/")))             --- Alyaws FALSE (  NoN Existant  )
        print("RAILASSEMBLY MODEL: Adding Node: "..v.Name.." to Folder: "..pFolder:GetName())
      -- Adding Current AVAILABLE MODEL to the tree using the pFolder reference
        pNode = pFolder:AddNode(v.Name)
        pNode.Icon:SetImage("icon16/control_play_blue.png")
        pNode.DoClick = function()
          RunConsoleCommand("railassembly_model", v.Model)
          RunConsoleCommand("railassembly_pointid", 0)
        end
        print("RAILASSEMBLY MODEL: Adding Node: "..v.Name.." to Folder: "..pFolder:GetName().." SUCCESS")
      end
    end
  end
  CPanel:AddItem(pTree)

Can you tell me guys how can I see that my model is valid while building my cPanel

Thanks!

[c👌de_g🎷]

What is v.Model defined as? util.IsValidModel requires a full path to the model. As for your file.Exists, the second argument has to be either GAME, LUA (or lsv), DATA, or MOD. Check the documentation here: [url]http://wiki.garrysmod.com/page/file/Exists[/url]

[dvd_video]

Actual path to to the model for example:

v.Model = "models/props_phx/trains/tracks/track_turn90.mdl"   -- TRUE
v.Model = "models/props_phx/trains/tracks/track_asdfnq.mdl"   -- FAKE

And it should return false for both of them :/

Some of them are located in the GCF's though, so I thin file.Exists is out of option ....

[c👌de_g🎷]

GCF's are just packaged files; they are still part of the directories.

[dvd_video]

You mean like this:

  -- Full path is : --models/props_phx/trains/monorail_curve2.mdl
  print("Exists: "..tostring(file.Exists("monorail_curve2","GAME")))
  print("Exists: "..tostring(file.Exists("monorail_curve234","GAME")))

Still returns FALSE though....

[Rubat]

You are misusing file.Exists:

print("RAILASSEMBLY TRUE ?: "..tostring(file.Exists("sw_rerailer_3.mdl", "models/props_phx/trains/"))) --- Alyaws FALSE (  Existant  )
        print("RAILASSEMBLY TRUE ?: "..tostring(file.Exists("ASD.mdl", "models/props_phx/trains/")))  

should be

        print("RAILASSEMBLY TRUE ?: "..tostring(file.Exists("models/props_phx/trains/sw_rerailer_3.mdl", "GAME"))) --- Alyaws FALSE (  Existant  )
        print("RAILASSEMBLY TRUE ?: "..tostring(file.Exists("models/props_phx/trains/ASD.mdl", "GAME")))  

[dvd_video]

I will be sure to try that a.s.a.i.g.h. :)

[QUOTE=Robotboy655;45032957]You are misusing file.Exists:

print("RAILASSEMBLY TRUE ?: "..tostring(file.Exists("sw_rerailer_3.mdl", "models/props_phx/trains/"))) --- Alyaws FALSE (  Existant  )
        print("RAILASSEMBLY TRUE ?: "..tostring(file.Exists("ASD.mdl", "models/props_phx/trains/")))  

should be

        print("RAILASSEMBLY TRUE ?: "..tostring(file.Exists("models/props_phx/trains/sw_rerailer_3.mdl", "GAME"))) --- Alyaws FALSE (  Existant  )
        print("RAILASSEMBLY TRUE ?: "..tostring(file.Exists("models/props_phx/trains/ASD.mdl", "GAME")))  

[/QUOTE]

[dvd_video]

if(file.Exists(v.Model, "GAME")) then
  -- Add it to the cPanel
else
  -- Don't add it to the cPanel xD
end
  

Exactly as i wanted 10x again guys a video with the full functionality is comming soon on my youtube channel !

Marking as solved !