FileExists Method

Visual Basic
C#
Delphi
JScript
Managed Extensions for C++
C++/CLI

'Declaration
 
Public Function FileExists( _
   ByVal fileName As System.String _
) As System.Boolean

'Usage
 
Dim instance As SFTP
Dim fileName As System.String
Dim value As System.Boolean
 
value = instance.FileExists(fileName)

public System.bool FileExists( 
   System.string fileName
)

public function FileExists( 
    fileName: System.String
): System.Boolean;

public function FileExists( 
   fileName : System.String
) : System.boolean;

public: System.bool FileExists( 
   System.string* fileName
)

public:
System.bool FileExists( 
   System.String^ fileName
)

Parameters

fileName: The FTP file name

Return Value

True if the file exists in the current FTP directory

C#

SFTP sftp = new SFTP(); //Trial Mode            
//SFTP sftp = new SFTP("place user name here", "place license key here");
 
// set the name of the SFTP server( its URL )
sftp.HostAddress = "some.sftp.server.com"; // replace with your sftp server
sftp.UserName  = "anonymous"; // replace with your user name
sftp.Password = "user@mail.com"; // replace with your password
 
//Check to see if a file exists in the current FTP directory 
bool status = sftp.FileExists("a.txt");
 
System.Console.WriteLine("a.txt {0} on the server", status == true ? "exists" : "does not exist");

Visual Basic

Dim sftp As SFTP = New SFTP() 'Trial Mode
'Dim sftp = New SFTP("place user name here", "place license key here")
 
' set the name of the SFTP server( its URL )
sftp.HostAddress = "some.sftp.server.com" ' replace with your sftp server
sftp.UserName  = "anonymous" ' replace with your user name
sftp.Password = "user@mail.com" ' replace with your password
 
'Check to see if a file exists in the current FTP directory
Dim status As Boolean = sftp.FileExists("a.txt")
 
If status = True Then
    System.Console.WriteLine("a.txt {0} on the server","exists")
Else
    System.Console.WriteLine("a.txt {0} on the server","does not exist")
End If

Target Platforms: Windows 7, Windows Vista SP1 or later, Windows XP SP3, Windows Server 2008 (Server Core not supported), Windows Server 2008 R2 (Server Core supported with SP1 or later), Windows Server 2003 SP2

Reference

SFTP Class
SFTP Members