Re: Classic VB - How can I check if a file exists?

[fafalone]

IMO, the best and easiest way is to simply use the API function.

Public Declare Function PathFileExists Lib "shlwapi" Alias "PathFileExistsA" (ByVal pszPath As String) As Long

If PathFileExists("C:\whatever.wtv") Then

It returns 0 if the file/folder doesn't exist. There's also PathFileExistsW if you're dealing with Unicode. I use this function extensively, it works fine in VB. Just pass the full directory info.