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Re: test for file existance [message #182863 is a reply to message #182857]

Sat, 21 September 2013 21:28

Richard Yates
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On Sat, 21 Sep 2013 14:43:30 -0400, Lew Pitcher
<lew(dot)pitcher(at)digitalfreehold(dot)ca> wrote:

> On Saturday 21 September 2013 13:15, in comp.lang.php, tnp(at)invalid(dot)invalid
> wrote:
>
>> On 21/09/13 16:55, richard wrote:
>>> On Sat, 21 Sep 2013 10:16:02 -0400, richard wrote:
>>>
>>>> What would be a good way to test to see if the file actually esists?
>>>>
>>>> In my database I may have a file name listed, but don't have the actual
>>>> file.
>>>> So if you don't have the file, then why reference it?
>>>> For simplicity. When I enter one part of the pair, the other part simply
>>>> gets a "b" added to the name.
>>>> e.g 100 and 100b.
>>>>
>>>> Because there is no file to work with, I want to be able to post a
>>>> notice saying "not available" or what ever.
>>>
>>> Using their own example:
>>> <?php
>>> $filename = '/path/to/foo.txt';
>>>
>>> if (file_exists($filename)) {
>>> echo "The file $filename exists";
>>> } else {
>>> echo "The file $filename does not exist";
>>> }
>>> ?>
>>>
>>> Having tested this, it appears the response is wrong.
>>> I am told the file does not exist even if it does.
>>> is there something else I could use?
>>>
>> angle grinders are sutaible for use where files dont exist.
>
> Can you use an angle grinder to create a file?

That would be Object Oriented style, I believe.

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		test for file existance By: richard on Sat, 21 September 2013 14:16
		Re: test for file existance By: richard on Sat, 21 September 2013 14:35
		Re: test for file existance By: richard on Sat, 21 September 2013 15:55
		Re: test for file existance By: Lew Pitcher on Sat, 21 September 2013 16:45
		Re: test for file existance By: Norman Peelman on Sat, 21 September 2013 16:46
		Re: test for file existance By: The Natural Philosoph on Sat, 21 September 2013 17:15
		Re: test for file existance By: Lew Pitcher on Sat, 21 September 2013 18:43
		Re: test for file existance By: The Natural Philosoph on Sat, 21 September 2013 19:00
		Re: test for file existance By: Richard Yates on Sat, 21 September 2013 21:28

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