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Files.ItemExists

Checks whether a item exists with the given path.

Component Version macOS Windows Linux Server iOS SDK
Files 2.7 ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes ✅ Yes
MBS( "Files.ItemExists"; Path )   More

Parameters

Parameter Description Example
Path Native path to the item to check. "C:\Windows"

Result

Returns 1 if item exists and 0 if not.

Description

Checks whether a item exists with the given path.
If item exists at the path Files.ItemExists returns 1. If it's a directory, Files.DirectoryExists also returns 1 and Files.FileExists returns 0. With a file, Files.FileExists returns 1 and Files.DirectoryExists returns 0.
This function needs a native path. Please use Path.FileMakerPathToNativePath function in order to convert a FileMaker style path to a native path.

Examples

Checks whether item exists:

Set Variable [$r; Value:MBS( "Files.ItemExists"; "/Users/cs/Desktop/test.rtf")]

See also

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Created 18th August 2014, last changed 18th October 2016


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