ExistDir

File management function.

The ExistDir function checks for the existence of the specified directory.

Syntax

ret=ExistDir(<directoryname>)

Parameters

<filename>, string, name of the directory to test. A path can be included in <directoryname>.

Return value

ret, numeric return code; if the directory exists, the return code is set to 1, otherwise 0. If the path specified in <directoryname> is not valid, return code is 0. If <directoryname> is in fact a filename, return code is 0.

See also

Exist

Examples

 

ret=ExistDir(WinDir$())

msgbox(ret)

 

ret=ExistDir("C:\program files\wintas")

msgbox(ret)