FILE.EXISTS Function

Syntax

File_Found_Flag as L = FILE.Exists(C filename)

Arguments

filenameCharacter: The name of the file.

Returns

File_Found_FlagLogical: Returns .T. if the file exists, otherwise .F.

Description

The FILE.EXISTS() method determines if a file or directory exists on disk. A logical result of TRUE (.T.) is returned if the supplied Filename is found.

Example

This script checks to see if the defaults file already exists. If not, the defaults file is created.

filename = "c:\a5\defaults.txt"
result = FILE.exists(filename)
if result = .F. then
    answer = ui_msg_box("","File does not exist. Create a new one? ", UI_YES_NO)
    'user answered "No".
    if answer = UI_NO_SELECTED then
        end
    end if
    file_pointer = FILE.create(filename, FILE_RW_EXCLUSIVE)
    file_pointer.write("Defaults:")
else
    end
end if
file_pointer.flush()
file_pointer.close()