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 does file exist

does file exist

Description

Return a Boolean value to indicate whether a specified file exists.

Arguments

• file

  Full path of target file.

• variable

  (Optional) Variable to receive the returned Boolean value.

  Possible returned values:

  • 1

    File found.

  • 0

    File not found.

Valid contexts

This action may be used within the following project items: test modules and user-defined actions.

Notes

• Observe the following format for the file path:
  • Windows platform: Use backward slashes as separators for the path.
  • Linux and Android platforms: Use forward slashes as separators for the path. (Note that network paths are not supported.)
• Note that this built-in action is not currently supported on the macOS or iOS platforms.
• variable argument:
  • If the variable in argumentvariablehas not been declared, the action creates it as a global.
  • If the variable argument is left empty, TestArchitect supplies a global variable with the name _result.
• This action supports the <ignore> modifier. If the string <ignore> is present as the value of any of the arguments, or any argument contains an expression that evaluates to <ignore>, the action is skipped during execution.

Applicable Built-In Settings

The following settings are applicable to this action: remove double quotes from cells.

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