Check if File Exists Including Hidden Files

by Dan Redding - Blue Knot Software (14 Submissions)
Category: Files/File Controls/Input/Output
Compatability: Visual Basic 3.0
Difficulty: Beginner
Date Added: Wed 3^rd February 2021
Rating: (4 Votes)

Simple function to check if file exists. Detects Normal & Hidden files. Improvement of code from Greg G., and incorporating a suggestion by Larry Rebich.

Inputs
A Valid Pathname as String.
Code Returns
Boolean TRUE if file exists at path specified
Side Effects
Simply returns FALSE if an invalid path is encountered

Rate Check if File Exists Including Hidden Files

Public Function FileExists(strFile as String) As String
 On Error Resume Next 'Doesn't raise error - FileExists will be false
      'if error occurs
 'a valid path would be someting like "C:\Windows\win.ini" - Full path
 'must be specified
 FileExists = Dir(strFile, vbHidden) <> ""
 
End Function

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