Microsoft® Visual Basic® Scripting Edition FileExists Method |
Language Reference Version 3 |
Returns True if a specified file exists; False if it does not.
object.FileExists(filespec)The FileExists method syntax has these parts:
Part Description object Required. Always the name of a FileSystemObject. filespec Required. The name of the file whose existence is to be determined. A complete path specification (either absolute or relative) must be provided if the file isn't expected to exist in the current folder.
The following example illustrates use of the FileExists method:Function ReportFileStatus(filespec) Dim fso, msg Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") If (fso.FileExists(filespec)) Then msg = filespec & " exists." Else msg = filespec & " doesn't exist." End If ReportFileStatus = msg End Function