def _dir_exists(self, name, dir_path):
     if FileTools.exists(dir_path):
         if FileTools.is_dir(dir_path):
             return True
         else:
             QtGui.QMessageBox.critical(self, "YAMCL: " + name + " Path Error", name + " path '" + dir_path + "' is not a directory.")
             return False
     else:
         QtGui.QMessageBox.critical(self, "YAMCL: " + name + " Path Error", name + " path '" + dir_path + "' does not exist.")