file_exists

#File.Exists

##Syntax File.Exists (pathName : string) : boolean

##Description File.Exists returns true if a file by the name of pathName exists. It will return false if pathName is a directory.

##Details If the File.Exists returns false, you can examine Error.Last or Error.LastMsg for more information (i.e. whether the path failed or the file was simply not found).

##Example This program loops until the user types in a path name that either doesn't already exist or is allowed to be overwritten.

    var pathName : string
    var choice : string
    loop
        put "Enter file name to write results to" ..
        get pathName
        if File.Exists (pathName) then
            put "Overwrite ", pathName, "?" ..
            get choice
            exit when choice = "y"
        else
            exit
        end if
    end loop

##Execute An example program is available that creates a file in the current directory, tests for its existence using File.Exists and deletes the file using File.Delete.

##Status Exported qualified.

This means that you can only call the function by calling File.Exists, not by calling Exists.