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A "FileExists" method provides a mechanism to determine if a specified path/file exists.

Overview

FileExist methods, which are available in most languages, typically have a path/filename parameter and return a Boolean value, indicating whether the file exists.

Implementations

The following links provide reference to the method descriptions for various languages:

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How to properly use Coldfusion's FileExist() method?

I don't use coldfusion much at all, I'm needed to patch up some code though. Basically I'm trying to check and see if a file I uploaded exist and if it does exist, increment a variable by 1. Then repeat untill I get a unique file name. For…
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use php read file on network with ip or computername

When i use php read file on LAN network through ip or computer name. $url = "\\\\192.168.0.200\\testshare\\1.txt"; if(file_exists($url) == TRUE) { echo "OK"; } else { echo "Error"; } result: always…
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Exception Thrown in C# for FileStream Constructor with CreateNew for Existing File

I am creating a file in C# (.NET Web Service) and do not want to overwrite an existing file. The way seems to be to construct a FileStream with FileMode.CreateNew set. It does in fact throw an exception if the file exists. But how do I recognize…
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How can I in ant wait until a file is usable?

I'm trying to fix a build file where a part of it runs a bash script to generate a file. This file generation takes under a second and wasn't a problem until we moved to eclipse. The issue is that if I save any file in eclipse with a change and then…
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Check if image exists on remote server before downloading

Im trying to download images from remote server, resize and then save it local machine. To do this I use a WideImage.
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Conditional IF EXIST Statement for multiple filenames in BATCH file

I'm working on the following batch script and I'm not sure how I can achieve the results I'm looking for. I searched here as well as online, but I didn't see anything that looked like what I'm looking for. Any help is appreciated. I need to check…
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How to check file `name` (with any extension) does exist in the directory in Golang?

I know I could check the file does exist or not in Golang by the answers of the following questions. How to check whether a file or directory denoted by a path exists in Golang? How to check if a file exists in Go? Gist - Check if file or directory…
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VBS FileSystem Object - FileExists, comparing more than just the filename

I have a script that periodically downloads information from an RSS feed, one of which being an image. Right now, I'm checking to see if the image exists before I download it using the FileSystemObject and the FileExists comparison so that I'm not…
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file_exists() isn't finding the file

if(file_exists("./squadra/photos/photog.jpg")) { echo "### YES ###"; } else { echo "### NO ###"; } if i run this function on /zones/team.php it works (it print YES). If i run this function on /auth/ajax.php it print NO. Why? EDIT So i make…
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PHP and file_exists - clarification of a note on the documentation

I was checking the documentation for the file_exists() PHP function. The documentation at some point reads: The check is done using the real UID/GID instead of the effective one. What does that mean? I have no idea. Can somebody please explain…
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How do I activate a Maven profile if a file does NOT exist?

I’m using Maven 3.2.3. How do I activate a profile if a file does NOT exist on the file system? I have tried the below, but discovered that the syntax isn’t supported: …
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PHP doesn't recognize filename with apostrophe in it

Currently I am trying to check with PHP if a file exists. The current file I am trying to check if it exists has an apostrophe in it, the file is called:13067-AP-03 A - Situation projetée.pdf. The code I use to check if the file exist is: $filename…
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File.exists() returns false for existing file

I am trying to check if a file exists in my user's Download directory. File imageFile = new File(Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(Environment.DIRECTORY_DOWNLOADS),imageName); if(imageFile.exists()) // Do something else // Do…
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check if file with certain file extension present in folder using batch script

I want to check a certain file extension in the folder using batch script Its like, if exist do something else do something else Here file name may be anything but only extension(.elf) is important
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Check if file exists on parent directory (from root) is impossible?

I was wondering why I can't check if file exists on parent directory (not from root and not from upper directories) if(file_exists('../1.txt')) { echo 'File Exists!'; } else { echo 'File Is Not Exists!'; } Or is it impossible to check if…
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