Get File Exists
Returns 1 (true) if a file exists; otherwise, returns 0 (false).
See also
Options
- Source file is the path of the file to check. See Creating file paths.
- Target is the field or variable to store the result. If the variable doesn’t exist, this script step creates it (see Using variables).
Compatibility
| Product | Supported |
| FileMaker Pro | Yes |
| FileMaker Go | Yes |
| FileMaker WebDirect | No |
| FileMaker Server | Yes |
| FileMaker Cloud | Yes |
| FileMaker Data API | No |
| Custom Web Publishing | Yes |
Originated in version
18.0
Example 1
Sets the Table::Data field to 1 if the file named data.txt exists.
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Get File Exists [ "data.txt" ; Target: Table::Data ]Example 2
Displays whether a file named change.log exists in the Documents folder.
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Set Variable [ $file ; Value: Get ( DocumentsPath ) & "change.log" ]
Get File Exists [ "$file" ; Target: $fileExists ]
Show Custom Dialog [ $file & ": " & If ( $fileExists ; "Exists" ; "Does not exist" ) ]