Lua creating folders on pc?

mplacona · Post by **mplacona** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 7:09 am

Hi guys, I've got a quick one here.

Can the LUA create directories on my desktop is connected by USB?

I've tried the folowing code as a test:

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--Connects the PSP to the USB
System.usbDiskModeActivate&#40;&#41;

System.sleep&#40;15000&#41;

System.createDirectory&#40;"c&#58;\\bkptst"&#41;

It doesn't return any error, though it doesn't create any folder.

If I try the same, but creating it on ms0:/, it woks like a charm.

Can anyone here help me?

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michaelp · Post by **michaelp** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 7:27 am

i don't think you can do that if it doesn't create any folder
maybe try taking 1 of the slashes in the C:/ location, i don't think there is supposed to be two

mplacona · Post by **mplacona** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 7:38 am

AFAIK the backslash is an escape isn't it?

If I try with just one I think I'll get an error. Will try though!

mplacona · Post by **mplacona** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 7:45 am

Yeah, I got no error, but no folder created either

jimparis · Post by **jimparis** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 2:51 am

No, the PSP can't control the PC in any way when it is connected as a USB mass storage device. Not a limitation of the PSP or LUA, that's just how USB mass storage works.

mplacona · Post by **mplacona** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 2:54 am

So that means I can't even do it using pure C?

Do you know any other way for copying files from the MS (inserted on the PSP) to the PC?

I mean.. programatically?

jimparis · Post by **jimparis** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 3:33 am

In mass storage mode, the PSP can't initiate any sort of file transfer, no.
If you write a custom driver on the PSP and PC side, you could do it. Look at psplink's usb async provider stuff if you want to implement that.