FilePathExists()

Function to check whether an absolute file path points to an existing file. This method was originally created by Adobe.

The function FilePathExists() is located in the file file.jsxinc.

Usage

if(FilePathExists("C:/myfile.txt"))
   //Do something if the file C:/myfile.txt exists

Parameters

Parameter Data type Required Description
absolutepath String The absolute path of the file. This path can be in platform-specific notation or URI notation.

Return values

Value Meaning
true The file specified in the path exists on the file system.
false The file specified in the path does not exist on the file system.