check existing file 1

[discusmania]

hello.....
I've create an upload feature. the problem is i want the system to be able to check whether there is a file in the server with the same name with the the file they want to upload. If yes, the user will get the option whether to overwrite it or change the file name.

Thanks....

 

[rhyswilliams]

if you are using IIS you can do it using the FSO (filesystemobject) as follows (this is VBscript):

Set fs = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject&quot
if fs.FileExists(filespec) then
THE FILE EXISTS
else
THE DOESN'T EXIST
end if

where filespec is the full path to the file that you are looking for. (you may find the server.mappath() method useful here)

It's up to you how you want to notify the user and proceed from here...