TN WW161 How to verify if a file exists using a batch file
Last updated: March 9th, 2025Description
- Author: Benjamin Davis
- Published: March 9th, 2025
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This article from InSource shows how to verify if a file exists using a batch file
- Author: Benjamin Davis
- Published: 04/28/2016
Details
Use the Exist method to verify if a file exist using batch file scripting.
For example,
IF EXIST C:\Stuff\HelloWorld.txt (
Del C:\Historian\HelloWorld.txt
)
The script will look in the Stuff folder located on the C drive for a file called HelloWorld.txt.
If the file exist, it will delete the file. If it does not exist, nothing will occur.