EXIST function
Purpose:
EXIST returns 1 if the filename, folder or UNC path exists.
Syntax:
RetVal% = EXIST(FileName$)
Parameters:
- RetVal% Returned integer containing 1 if the FileName$
exists and containing 0 if it does not exist.
- FileName$ String literal or variable containing file, folder
or UNC path name. A UNC(Universal Naming Convention) path uses
the following syntax:
\\ServerName\Share
where ServerName is the name of the network server and Share
is a folder on the server.
[NOTE WELL] UNC PATHS may not contain the wildcard chars * or ?
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Examples :
IF EXIST(Filename$) THEN ...
IF NOT
EXIST(Filename$) THEN ...
PRINT EXIST("\\server\share\file.txt")
BCX Console Sample Programs using EXIST function.
S44.bas
S71.bas