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   dil.admin@mhs.unc.edu (Dave Laudicina) writes:

>> > How can I determine whether a file (in this case a .BMP) exists in the
>> > given path?

>> >If someone can tell me what I have to do to solve this problem, please,
>> >mail me. I would be very grateful.

DL> You could set up a file list box for a particular drive and path 
DL> and search through the file list to see if the file is in the list.

DL> I would also be interested if anyone has found a more efficient way
DL> to do this.

	Why can't you use the DIR$ Function?  This function accepts a 
filespec mask and returns a string containing a filename or NULL if the file 
does not exist and can be repeatedly polled for all files meeting a wildcard 
filespec.

	IF Len(Dir$(FileSpec$)) > 0 THEN
		(stuff to do if the file exists)
	ELSE
		(stuff to do if it ain't there)
	END IF

	Check out page 94 of the Language Reference.

-Bruce Garrett
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