validating file path

this ia really n00b question but i cant seem to find anything on the forum or google. how do i validate a full file path. i mean i want to check not onl that its the correct format, although i want to validate that too, but also whether the filepath exists. any ideas?

I don't know what you mean by "correct format", but this will tell you whether a folder exists or not.

VB Code:

If Dir$("c:\program files\qts\hack", vbDirectory) <> "" Then
   MsgBox "directory exists"
Else
   MsgBox "directory does not exist"
End If

Simply use Dir() function:

VB Code:

If Dir(strFullFilePath_Plus_FileName, vbNormal) <> "" Then
    'file exist
End If

Hello Greg!! =) I think checking out this link can help solve your problems. =)

http://www.vbforums.com/showthread.p...ht=file+exists