test "file exists" on remote computer?

3 Oct 2006 9:31 PM

Pete

I successfully use "My.Computer.Network.DownloadFile", including the
authentication data, but I would appreciate learning how to first test
whether the file exists on the remote computer. Thanks.
- Pete

4 Oct 2006 3:08 AM

Charlie Brown

'Create a string for the file path
            Dim strPath As String = "C:\MyDirectory\MyFile.txt"
            If System.IO.File.Exists(strPath) Then
                'Your Code here
            End If

you can also use UNC paths as well
"\\computername\MyDirectory\Myfile.txt"

Pete wrote:
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> I successfully use "My.Computer.Network.DownloadFile", including the
> authentication data, but I would appreciate learning how to first test
> whether the file exists on the remote computer. Thanks.
> - Pete

5 Oct 2006 11:26 AM

Pete

Thanks, but could you please tell me how the username and password get
transmitted using "System.IO.File.Exists". They were just args of
"My.Computer.Network.DownloadFile". - Pete

Charlie Brown wrote:
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> 'Create a string for the file path
>             Dim strPath As String = "C:\MyDirectory\MyFile.txt"
>             If System.IO.File.Exists(strPath) Then
>                 'Your Code here
>             End If
>
> you can also use UNC paths as well
> "\\computername\MyDirectory\Myfile.txt"
>
> Pete wrote:
> > I successfully use "My.Computer.Network.DownloadFile", including the
> > authentication data, but I would appreciate learning how to first test
> > whether the file exists on the remote computer. Thanks.
> > - Pete

4 Oct 2006 4:07 AM

Cor Ligthert [MVP]

Pete,

Have a look at the webrequest class

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/cpref/html/frlrfsystemnetwebrequestclasstopic.asp

I hope this helps,

Cor

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>I successfully use "My.Computer.Network.DownloadFile", including the
> authentication data, but I would appreciate learning how to first test
> whether the file exists on the remote computer. Thanks.
> - Pete
>