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FILEEXIST

FILEEXIST


Verifies the existence of an external file by its physical name and returns a value

Language element: function
Category: external-file
OpenVMS specifics: valid values for file-specification

Syntax
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Syntax

FILEEXIST("filename")

"file-specification"
specifies a fully qualified physical filename of an OpenVMS file. The value for file-specification must be enclosed in single or double quotation marks.

Details

The FILEEXIST function returns a value of 1 if the external file exists and a value of 0 if the external file does not exist.

You must always use fully qualified physical names with the FILEEXIST function.
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