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FileCanRead([filename])

Last updated November 14, 2002
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Jesse Houwing                                     Jesse Houwing

Version: 1 | Requires: ColdFusion MX | Library: FileSysLib

Description:
Checks if a file can be read. It uses the standard Java File object, which makes it very fast under Coldfusion MX

Return Values:
Returns a boolean.

Example:

<cfset filename="c:\autoexec.bat">
<cfoutput>
    Length: #FileCanRead(filename)#<br>
</cfoutput>

Parameters:

Name Description Required
filename The file to check. No

Full UDF Source:

<cfscript>
/**
* Checks if a file can be read.
*
* @param filename      The file to check. (Optional)
* @return Returns a boolean.
* @author Jesse Houwing (j.houwing@student.utwente.nl)
* @version 1, November 14, 2002
*/

function FileCanRead(filename){
    var daFile = createObject("java", "java.io.File");
    daFile.init(JavaCast("string", filename));
    return daFile.canRead();
}
</cfscript>

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