FileExists

Function Returns true if the given file exists

SysUtils unit

function FileExists ( const FileName : string ) : Boolean;

Description

The FileExists function returns True if the given FileName file exists.

The file is searched for in the current directory.

False may be returned if the user is not authorised to see the file.

Example code : Check for a file before and after deleting it

var
fileName : string;
myFile : TextFile;
data : string;

begin
// Try to open a text file for writing to
fileName := 'Test.txt';
AssignFile(myFile, fileName);
ReWrite(myFile);

// Write to the file

Write(myFile, 'Hello World');

// Close the file

CloseFile(myFile);

// Reopen the file in read mode

Reset(myFile);

// Display the file contents

while not Eof(myFile) do
begin
ReadLn(myFile, data);
ShowMessage(data);
end;

// Close the file for the last time

CloseFile(myFile);
 // Now see if the file exists
if FileExists(fileName)
then ShowMessage(fileName+' exists OK')
else ShowMessage(fileName+' does not exist');

// Delete the file and look again

DeleteFile(fileName);
if FileExists(fileName)
then ShowMessage(fileName+' still exists!')
else ShowMessage(fileName+' no longer exists');
end;
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Hello World
Test.txt exists OK
Test.txt no longer exists