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How to create a FILES

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desprits

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Feb 14, 2004
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CA
I would like to know what should I do to know if a files exist in VB.

Exemple : if File1 exist then
else
Create File1
endif
 
create a reference to microsoft scripting runtime, under references in the project menu. Then use the following code:

Dim FSO As FileSystemObject

Set FSO = New FileSystemObject

If FSO.FileExists("C:\Folder\worddoc.doc") = True Then 'file exists

else 'file not present.

End if

BB
 
What the refecence of that ?

FileSystemsObject
 
As BiggerBrother said the normal reference required to get access to the FileSystemObject is the Microsoft Scripting Runtime
 
Far easier IMO is the Dir$() function:

Code:
If LenB(Dir$("C:\yourfile.txt")) = 0 Then
    ' file does not exist, create it
Else
    ' file exists
End If

The Dir$() function will return a nullstring if the file does not exist.
 
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