Macromedia coldfusion 4.5-cfml language reference User Manual
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CFML Language Reference
DirectoryExists
Returns YES if the directory specified in the argument does exist; otherwise, it returns
NO.
NO.
See also
FileExists
.
Syntax
DirectoryExists(
absolute_path)
absolute_path
Any absolute path.
Examples
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DirectoryExists Example
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DirectoryExists Example
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<H3>DirectoryExists Example</H3>
<H3>DirectoryExists Example</H3>
<CFSET thisPath=ExpandPath("*.*")>
<CFSET thisDirectory=GetDirectoryFromPath(thisPath)>
<CFSET thisDirectory= Left(thisDirectory, Evaluate(Len(thisDirectory) -
1"))>
<CFSET thisDirectory=GetDirectoryFromPath(thisPath)>
<CFSET thisDirectory= Left(thisDirectory, Evaluate(Len(thisDirectory) -
1"))>
<CFOUTPUT>
The current directory is: #GetDirectoryFromPath(thisPath)#
<CFIF IsDefined("FORM.yourDirectory")>
<CFIF FORM.yourDirectory is not "">
<CFSET yourDirectory = FORM.yourDirectory>
The current directory is: #GetDirectoryFromPath(thisPath)#
<CFIF IsDefined("FORM.yourDirectory")>
<CFIF FORM.yourDirectory is not "">
<CFSET yourDirectory = FORM.yourDirectory>
<CFIF DirectoryExists(yourDirectory)>
<P>Your directory exists. You entered
a valid directory name, #yourdirectory#
<P>Your directory exists. You entered
a valid directory name, #yourdirectory#
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