by Dipen Anovadia (19 Submissions)
Category: Files/File Controls/Input/Output
Compatability: Visual Basic 5.0
Difficulty: Unknown Difficulty
Originally Published: Thu 25th August 2005
Date Added: Mon 8th February 2021
Rating: 
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Easily check whether any file or folder exists or not using 1. 'FileSystemObject' 2. 'Dir' (VB Built-In)
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'Error handling
On Error GoTo errFPE
'File System Object
Dim fso As Object
'Create object now
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Check if exists or not
FolderPathExist = fso.FolderExists(sDir)
Exit Function
errFPE:
MsgBox Err.Description, vbCritical, "Error " & Err
Err.Clear
FolderPathExist = False
End Function
Public Function FilePathExists(sFile As String) As Boolean
'Error handling
On Error GoTo errFPE
'File System Object
Dim fso As Object
'Create object now
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Check if exists or not
FilePathExist = fso.FileExists(sDir)
Exit Function
errFPE:
MsgBox Err.Description, vbCritical, "Error " & Err
Err.Clear
FilePathExist = False
End Function
'----COMBINE ALTERNATE----
Public Function PathExist(sPath As String, Optional bFolder As Boolean = False) As Boolean
'Error Handling
On Error GoTo errPE
Dim iAttrib As Integer
PathExist = False
sPath = Trim$(sPath)
If sPath = "" Then Exit Function
iAttrib = IIf(bFolder, vbDirectory, vbNormal)
If Len(Dir$(sPath, iAttrib)) > 0 Then PathExist = True
Exit Function
errPE:
MsgBox Err.Description, vbCritical, "Error " & Err
Err.Clear
PathExist = False
End Function
'Please tell me if there is any bug, b'coz then only one can learn more
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