How to tell if file exists in web directory

[malleykr]

Hi.

I am trying to display a .gif file on my page. The .gif is a picture of the current user. The .gif files are stored off the company's home page (e.g.

http://www.mycompany.com/photos/malleykr.gif).

They are not located on the coldfusion server.

The problem is that the pictures do not exist for all users. I want to write code that will determine if the file exists. If it exists, I want to display it, if not, I want to display another .gif indicating that no picture is on file.

I have tried FileExists() but that does not seem to work for

http://,

it only seems to work for actual directories. Does anyone have any other ideas that would work for me?

Thanks in advance for any help you can provide.

 

[ChiefJoseph]

Try this,

<CFSET NamePicVar=&quot;PamilaAnderson.gif&quot;>
<CFDIRECTORY NAME=&quot;filelist&quot; DIRECTORY=&quot;

http://www.mysite/photo/&quot;

FILTER=&quot;*.gif&quot;>

<CFOUTPUT QUERY=&quot;filelist&quot;>
<CFIF #Name# EQ #NamePicVar#>
Yeah...
<CFELSE>
BOOOO!
</CFIF>
</CFOUTPUT>

I really dont know if this will work so just try it out. I dont have time to test it but I would like to know what you come up with.
))

 

[strantheman]

Chief where are you leading her?! haha, nope that won't work.

CFDIRECTORY only works on directories the web server has access to.

What're you... on dope?

 

[ChiefJoseph]

Late night...

 

[ChiefJoseph]

hey strantheman,

Will i was writing that cops were storming into my nieghbors across the hall because they had a meth-lab. My mind wasn't very clear. Oh well....

 

[strantheman]

Wow that sounds like an interesting night. Yikes. I don't blame you for wanting to busy yourself.