Checking for file existance

[Psycho]

Is there a simple way to check if a file exists?

I've seen some examples of "If fileExists(fileName$)"
but every time I try it in a simple if then else format, I get a Type mismatch error.

What am I missing?

[turbov21]

psycho said:

What am I missing?

This page: runbasic.wikispaces.com/Files

What you need is something like:

' Looks for: c:\andy\file.ext
files #f, "c:\andy\file.ext"
if #f HASANSWER() > 0 then
print "File exists"
else
print "No file"
end if

[Psycho]

Thank you turbov21, that's exactly what I needed.

I hadn't discovered the index of building blocks on the Run Basic wiki. Maybe now I can figure out what I'm doing

Thanks again.