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From: Jacob Sparre Andersen <sparre@nbi.dk>
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Subject: File_Exists (Was: Press Release - Ada 2012 Language Standard Approved
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Date: 2013-01-11T17:19:37+01:00
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Dmitry A. Kazakov wrote:

> Never use File_Exists if you can.

One of my colleagues could come up with a sensible use case for
"File_Missing": When a web service wants to know if it should ask a user
to upload a profile image (stored in a file).

Some applications use the existence of certain files as a simple
external management interface.  Although I consider this bad style and
prefer a socket based management interface, it might be considered a
reasonable use as well.

Can anybody supply some other sensible use cases for
File_Exists/File_Missing.

Greetings,

Jacob
-- 
The backhoe is the natural predator of the fiber optic cable.