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    <title id="tit" xml-lang="en-US">FileExists Function</title>
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  <bookmark_value>FileExists function</bookmark_value>
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<paragraph id="hd_id3148946" role="heading" level="1" xml-lang="en-US"><link href="text/sbasic/shared/03020415.xhp" name="FileExists Function">FileExists Function</link></paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id3153361" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">Determines if a file or a directory is available on the data medium.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="hd_id3150447" role="heading" level="2" xml-lang="en-US">Syntax:</paragraph>
<bascode>
<paragraph id="par_id3154685" role="bascode" xml-lang="en-US">FileExists(FileName As String | DirectoryName As String)</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="hd_id3154126" role="heading" level="2" xml-lang="en-US">Return value:</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id3150769" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">Bool</paragraph>

<paragraph id="hd_id3153770" role="heading" level="2" xml-lang="en-US">Parameters:</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id3147349" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">FileName | DirectoryName: Any string expression that contains an unambiguous file specification. You can also use <link href="text/sbasic/shared/00000002.xhp" name="URL notation">URL notation</link>.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="hd_id3149664" role="heading" level="2" xml-lang="en-US">Example:</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="par_idm1341149552" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">Sub ExampleFileExists</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1341148320" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">    MsgBox FileExists("C:\autoexec.bat")</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1341147056" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">    MsgBox FileExists("file:///d|/bookmark.htm")</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1341145760" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">    MsgBox FileExists("file:///d|/Private")</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idm1341144496" role="bascode" localize="false" xml-lang="en-US">End Sub</paragraph>
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