how to check if a file exist?

bernardfrancois · Post by **bernardfrancois** » Tue Feb 17, 2004 1:47 pm

hello,

does anyone know how I can check if a file exists?

greetz,

Bernard

LarsG · Post by **LarsG** » Tue Feb 17, 2004 1:50 pm

oops... sorry.. misread the docs..

I suggested Openfile(), but it will create a file if it doesn't exist..
but you can use ReadFile() I guess?!?

[edit for the n'th time :roll: ] .. or you can go for Berikco's code below.. [/edit]

Post by **Berikco** » Tue Feb 17, 2004 1:53 pm

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If FileSize(FileName$) > -1 ; file exist

Endif

bernardfrancois · Post by **bernardfrancois** » Tue Feb 17, 2004 1:58 pm

bedankt / merci

Post by **Berikco** » Tue Feb 17, 2004 3:05 pm

LarsG wrote:oops... sorry.. misread the docs..
I suggested Openfile(), but it will create a file if it doesn't exist..
but you can use ReadFile() I guess?!?

[edit for the n'th time :roll: ] .. or you can go for Berikco's code below.. [/edit]

@LarsG: ROFLMAO

blueznl · Post by **blueznl** » Wed Feb 18, 2004 5:20 pm

i guess everybody expects an if exist() function...

so did i