FileExists Method 

Returns True if a specified file exists; False if it does not.

object.FileExists(filespec) 

Arguments

• 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 the use of the FileExists method.

function ReportFileStatus(filespec)

{

   var fso, s = filespec;

   fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");

   if (fso.FileExists(filespec))

      s += " exists.";

   else 

      s += " doesn't exist.";

   return(s);

}

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

Applies To:

FileSystemObject Object

See Also

Reference

DriveExists Method
FolderExists Method
GetFile Method
GetFileName Method