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exists

Syntax

    file("whichFile").exists

Description

Multiuser Server server-side function; returns `1 (TRUE)` if the specified file exists or `0 (FALSE)` if the file does not exist on the server computer.

Example

These server-side statements test whether the file Moon.bmp exists in the Images folder on the server computer and displays the result in the server's console window:

    if file("C:\Images\Moon.bmp").exists then
    	put "Moon.bmp is present"
    else
    	put "Moon.bmp is not present"
    end if