ExistDir – System Function






ExistDir Function


Description

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

Syntax

ret = ExistDir(<directoryname>)

Parameters

<directoryname>, 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, the return code is 0. If <directoryname> is in fact a filename, the return code is 0.

See Also

Exist

Examples

ret = ExistDir(WinDir$())
msgbox(ret)
ret = ExistDir("C:\\program files\\wintask")
msgbox(ret)