fl.fileExists()

#### Availability

Flash MX 2004.

#### Usage

fl.fileExists(fileURI)

#### Parameters

fileURI A string, expressed as a file:/// URI, that contains the path to the file.

#### Returns

A Boolean value: true if the file exists on disk; false otherwise.

#### Description

Method; checks whether a file already exists on disk.

#### Example

The following example displays true or false in the Output panel for each specified file, depending on whether the file exists.

javascript

alert(fl.fileExists("file:///C|/example.fla"));

alert(fl.fileExists("file:///C|/example.jsfl"));

alert(fl.fileExists(""));