8.9.6 IsExistFile (check whether a file exists)
- Purpose
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Checks whether a file exists and returns True or False.
- Syntax
IsExistFile (FilePath)
- Argument
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- FilePath
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Specify the full path of the file as a string or as a variable that stores this value.
- Description
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The IsExistFile command checks whether a file exists. The command returns True if the file exists, or False if not.
- Supplement
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If the specified folder name exists in the file to be checked, the command returns True as the execution result.
- Note
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Take care when specifying a file in the folder set in the environment variable ProgramFiles (normally the Program Files folder on the system drive) or WinDir (normally the Windows folder on the system drive). For details, see 1.8.3 Effect of the executing user on command behavior.
If you specify an existing folder name as the path of the file to be checked, the command returns True as the execution result.
Even if you do not have access permissions to read the existing folder specified by the path of the file being checked, the command returns True if the file exists.
- Example
path1 = _BIN_+"SCRIPT\Logging.txt" If IsExistFile (path1) = True Then Copy (path1, _TEMP_+"ScpLog.txt") If _COPY_RTN_ <> Skip Then DeleteFile (path1) End End
- JP1/Script version
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Supported from JP1/Script 01-00.