Function: directory_exists

Check if a directory in the file-system exists or not. Can be used to conditionaly create directories before putting files in them, to example.

Prototype:

bool z = directory_exists ( string path ); 

Parameters:

Return value: Type Bool : True if the directory exists, otherwise false.

Example:

string dir = "/users/ole/Desktop/MyLoggFiles", res; 
if ( ! direcotry_exists ( dir)) then 
    res = create_directory ( dir ); 
end if
// Put some log-file in it. 
string loggfile = dir + "/loggfile.txt"
int x = open ( loggfile, "wa" ); 
write ( x, format ("%s Some logg text...", string(now(), "yyyy-mm-dd" )));
close ( x ); 

See also:

• Create_Direcotory
• Delete_Directory
• File_Exists