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From: Simon Wright <simon@pushface.org>
Subject: Re: if file exist
Date: 22 Sep 2002 15:45:52 +0100
Date: 2002-09-22T15:45:52+01:00	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <x7vd6r6rskf.fsf@pushface.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: dale-93E17F.21255422092002@mec2.bigpond.net.au

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.



  reply	other threads:[~2002-09-22 14:45 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 34+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
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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 [this message]
2002-09-22 17:24     ` Frank J. Lhota
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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