CFML Reference
ColdFusion Functions

DirectoryExists

Description

Determines whether a directory exists.

Return value

Yes, if the specified directory exists; No, otherwise.

Category

System functions

Syntax

DirectoryExists(absolute_path) 

See also

FileExists

Parameters

Parameter	Description
absolute_path	An absolute path

Example

<h3>DirectoryExists Example</h3>
<h3>Enter a directory to check for existence.</h2>
<form action = "directoryexists.cfm" method="post">
  <input type = "text" name = "yourDirectory">
  <br>
  <input type = "submit" name = "submit">
</form>

<cfif IsDefined("FORM.yourDirectory")>
  <cfif FORM.yourDirectory is not "">
  <cfset yourDirectory = FORM.yourDirectory>
    <cfif DirectoryExists(yourDirectory)>
      <cfoutput>
      <p>Your directory exists. Directory name: #yourDirectory#
      </cfoutput>
    <cfelse>
      <p>Your directory does not exist.</p>
    </cfif>
  </cfif>
</cfif> 

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