Existence of a file

[Jaime Lucci]

Hi.

How can I do to know if a file exists or not in my disc? In VB6 I used to
use the FileExists command.

Thanks

 

[wooster11]

It's not too much different than VB 6.

If IO.File.Exists("PathToFile") then
'File Exists - Do whatever you need to do
Else
'File does not exist...
End If

The File Class in the System.IO namespace has a bunch of shared methods
that are very useful. There's also a Directory class in the IO
namespace that you may find useful when dealing with directories and
files. Many of those methods are shared too, so you don't need to
worry about instantiating an instance of the File and/or Directory
classes.

Derek Woo

 

[Guest]

Add "Imports System.IO" and just use "File.Exists(FileName)"

 

[Siva M]

System.IO.File.Exists()

Hi.

How can I do to know if a file exists or not in my disc? In VB6 I used to
use the FileExists command.

Thanks

 

[Jaime Lucci]

Thanks to everyone.

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

How can I do to know if a file exists or not in my disc? In VB6 I used to
use the FileExists command.

Although VB6 didn't have a built-in 'FileExists' command, you can use
'System.IO.File.Exists' or 'System.IO.FileInfo.Exists' instead in VB.NET.