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February 2nd, 2004, 02:41 PM

gotspy

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Check for file

Hello,
What I'm TRYING (and failing) to do is very simple, check a directory for XXX file.

I know the name of the file, and I know the directory. I don't want to do a listing of the directory and then check the list, that would be a huge load on the server...

<cfset xxx = "somefile">
<cfset yyy = "someotherfile">

<cfif XXX file exists>
<cffile copy XXX to YYY>
<cfelse>
Sorry the file you are trying to copy does not exist.
</cfif>

I have the cffile line of code, but not the CFIF statement. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

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February 2nd, 2004, 08:37 PM

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Why not use fileExists()?

<cfif fileExists( absolute_path_to_file )>
...
</cfif>

February 3rd, 2004, 07:48 AM

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DING! Pull me out of the oven! I'M DONE!!!

Thanks kiteless, I knew there HAD to be some very simple way to do this... I searched through my code book and the internet for a few hours yesterday...

Thanks!

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