qb64/internal/help/_FILEEXISTS.txt

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The '''_FILEEXISTS''' function determines if a designated file name exists and returns True or False.


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::: IF _FILEEXISTS(''filename$'') THEN 


* The ''filename'' parameter can be a literal or variable [[STRING|string]] value that can include a path.
* The function returns -1 when a file exists and 0 when it does not.
* The function reads the system information directly without using a [[SHELL]] procedure.
* The function will use the appropriate Operating System path separators. [[_OS$]] can determine the operating system.
* '''This function does not guarantee that a file can be accessed or opened, just that it exists'''


''See also:''
* [[_DIREXISTS]], [[_OS$]]
* [[SHELL]], [[FILES]]
* [[KILL]]



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