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FileExists

unit
Sysutils
category
file management routines

declaration
function FileExists(const sFileName: string): boolean;

description
Checks whether a specified file exists.

FileExists returns True if the file specified by sFileName exists, False otherwise.

example
var mp3File : string;

mp3File := 'c:\My Doucuments\mp3\my_song.mp3'

if not FileExists(mp3File) then begin
 ShowMessage('MP3 file ' +#13#10 +
              mp3File + #13#10 + 'does not exist!');
 exit;
end;

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