From: "Frank J. Lhota" <NOSPAM.FrankLho@rcn.com>
Subject: Re: if file exist
Date: Sun, 22 Sep 2002 13:24:09 -0400
Date: 2002-09-22T17:23:56+00:00 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <amkubc$6ti$1@bob.news.rcn.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: x7vd6r6rskf.fsf@pushface.org
"Simon Wright" <simon@pushface.org> wrote in message
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> Dale Stanbrough <dale@cs.rmit.edu.au> writes:
>
> > Ask the operating system? Another way is to attempt to open
> > the file. If it opens successfully then it exists.
>
> and is readable (assuning you tried to open it for read!). It might
> exist and not be readable, in which case this test would fail.
Absolutely true. There is a proposal for a directory I/O package for
inclusion in Ada 0x, and that would be the ideal solution.
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2002-09-22 9:58 ` if file exist Preben Randhol
2002-09-22 19:25 ` Keith Thompson
2002-09-22 11:26 ` Dale Stanbrough
2002-09-22 14:45 ` Simon Wright
2002-09-22 17:24 ` Frank J. Lhota [this message]
2002-09-22 19:24 ` Keith Thompson
2002-09-22 22:20 ` Dale Stanbrough
2002-09-23 5:14 ` Simon Wright
2002-09-23 12:38 ` Larry Kilgallen
2002-09-26 0:39 ` Nick Roberts
2002-09-26 16:48 ` Warren W. Gay VE3WWG
2002-09-26 22:14 ` Robert A Duff
2002-09-27 10:47 ` steve_H
2002-09-27 14:01 ` Robert A Duff
2002-09-27 18:43 ` Randy Brukardt
2002-09-28 1:17 ` Keith Thompson
2002-09-28 13:04 ` Marin David Condic
2002-09-29 4:50 ` Keith Thompson
2002-09-29 5:13 ` Christopher Browne
2002-09-27 21:59 ` Mark Biggar
2002-09-27 23:09 ` Larry Kilgallen
2002-10-04 20:56 ` Stefan Skoglund
2002-10-05 13:59 ` Robert A Duff
2002-10-06 20:35 ` Keith Thompson
2002-10-07 0:34 ` Robert A Duff
2002-10-07 5:42 ` David Thompson
2002-10-13 17:05 ` Larry Kilgallen
2002-10-21 2:17 ` David Thompson
2002-09-22 11:55 ` Per Sandbergs
2002-09-22 22:29 ` SteveD
2002-09-23 1:53 ` if_file_exist : it's working thankyou all! Dominic D'Apice
2002-09-23 5:25 ` Simon Wright
2002-09-23 23:59 ` Dominic D'Apice
2002-09-25 19:13 ` Simon Wright
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