FileExists
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Prototype

BoolExists:=FileExists(FileName)

Description

It checks if the file passed as parameter really exists.

Parameters

FileName
: string corresponding to the path and name del file.

Returned value

BoolExists:
true or false logical value. If it returns true then file exists, otherwise it has not been found or it doesn't exists.

Notes

None.

Example

// It checks if there is really a directory 
Esistente:=DirExists ('c:\files');

// It creates a directory if it doesn't exist
If Esistente<>True then CreateDir('c:\files');

// It checks if there is a file within the directory
Esistente:=FileExists ('c:\files\unfile');

// It creates a file if it doesn't exist 
If Esistente=False Then CreateFile('c:\files\unfile');

//It executes other operations…