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Re: Testing for the presence of a file

From Bob Latham <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid>
Subject Re: Testing for the presence of a file
Newsgroups comp.sys.acorn.programmer
Message-ID <5743c2acfdbob@sick-of-spam.invalid> (permalink)
References <70cfbe4357.graham@graham.durain.uk> <3b32c04357.Alan.Adams@ArmX6.adamshome.org.uk>
Organization None
Date 2018-10-08 13:17 +0100

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In article <3b32c04357.Alan.Adams@ArmX6.adamshome.org.uk>,
   Alan Adams <alan@adamshome.org.uk> wrote:
> In message <70cfbe4357.graham@graham.durain.uk>
>           Graham Pickles <graham@durain.uk> wrote:

> > I'm having a senior moment!  What is the simplest method of determining
> > in a Basic (RiscOs 4.02) program whether a named file exists in a
> > particular directory?

> > e.g. A file called test might/might not exist in my <Data$Dir>
> > directory. If it exists then I wish to remove it but don't want to
> > create an error if it doesn't exist!

> > Regards to all,

> X=OPENIN(TESTFILE$)
> IF X=0 THEN
>   PRINT "FILE "+TESTFILE$+" DOES NOT EXIST"
> ELSE
>   CLOSE#X
>   PRINT "FILE "+TESTFILE$+" EXISTS"
> ENDIF

Okay, complication of "in Basic" but isn't "OS_File 17" the way to go
with a bit of oscli perhaps?


Cheers,

Bob.

-- 
Bob Latham
Stourbridge, West Midlands

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Testing for the presence of a file Graham Pickles <graham@durain.uk> - 2018-10-08 12:35 +0100
  Re: Testing for the presence of a file Alan Adams <alan@adamshome.org.uk> - 2018-10-08 12:50 +0100
    Re: Testing for the presence of a file Bob Latham <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> - 2018-10-08 13:17 +0100
      Re: Testing for the presence of a file Alan Adams <alan@adamshome.org.uk> - 2018-10-08 14:24 +0100
      Re: Testing for the presence of a file Bob Latham <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> - 2018-10-08 14:22 +0100
  Re: Testing for the presence of a file "John Williams (News)" <UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk> - 2018-10-08 14:42 +0100
    Re: Testing for the presence of a file Graham Pickles <graham@durain.uk> - 2018-10-09 09:33 +0100
      Re: Testing for the presence of a file "John Williams (News)" <UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk> - 2018-10-09 23:59 +0100
  Re: Testing for the presence of a file "John Williams (News)" <UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk> - 2018-10-08 14:50 +0100
    Re: Testing for the presence of a file "John Williams (News)" <UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk> - 2018-10-08 14:53 +0100
    Re: Testing for the presence of a file jgh@mdfs.net - 2018-10-21 19:57 -0700
      Re: Testing for the presence of a file jgh@mdfs.net - 2018-10-21 20:00 -0700
  Re: Testing for the presence of a file jgh@mdfs.net - 2018-10-21 19:55 -0700
    Re: Testing for the presence of a file Matthew Phillips <spam2011m@yahoo.co.uk> - 2018-10-23 07:43 +0100

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