CODEWITHSUNDEEP
node.js
bp123
bp123

Reputation: 3415

Node saving to external folder

I'd like to save all files to an external folder outside of my node application. I'm getting an error, ENOTDIR: not a directory.

backend
  ├──routes
  │    └──savefiles.js
  │
externalFolder

How do you write to the external folder?

fs.writeFileSync('../../externalFolder/report.docx', buffer);.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 525

Answers (1)

jfriend00
jfriend00

Reputation: 707436

If backend and externalFolder are at the same level and the current working directory is the directory containing savefiles.js, then you need to up one more level with:

fs.writeFileSync('../../../externalFolder/report.docx', buffer);

The first .. gets you to the routes directory. The second one gets you to the backend directory. You need to get to the backend parent with the third .. so you can then reach into the externalFolder directory.

Note, you can debug this yourself with:

console.log(path.resolve('../../externalFolder'));

Also, you can remove a dependence on the current working directory by constructing a path using the module's directory such as:

fs.writeFileSync(path.join(__dirname, '../../../externalFolder/report.docx'), buffer);

Upvotes: 2

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