[thelist] ASP: FileSystemObject.FileExists
Anthony Baratta
Anthony at Baratta.com
Wed Apr 14 16:39:55 CDT 2004
At 02:08 PM 4/14/2004, Casey Crookston wrote:
>I'm trying to use FileSystemObjects to see if a picture exists. If it
>does... show it. If not, show a "Picture not available" pic. But, even if
>the pic DOES exist my script seem seems to think it doesn't.
>
>What am I doing wrong?
You can't use the full url to find your file. You need to use the virtual
path and name, with Server.MapPath(/virt/dir/to/file/name.ext), then pass
this to your Check if Exists function.
The File System Object needs the "real" path, not the URL.
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