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The '''_DIREXISTS''' function determines if a designated file path or folder exists and returns True or False.


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::: IF _DIREXISTS(''filepath$'') THEN 


* The ''filepath'' parameter can be a literal or variable [[STRING|string]] path value.
* The function returns -1 when a path or folder exists and 0 when it does not.
* The function reads the system information directly without using a [[SHELL]] procedure.
* The function will use the appropriate Operating System path separators. [[_OS$]] can determine the operating system.
* '''This function does not guarantee that a path can be accessed, only that it exists.'''
* '''NOTE: CD drives may request a disk when empty!''' To find drives in Windows, use this API Library: [http://www.qb64.net/wiki/index.php/Windows_Libraries#Disk_Drives Disk Drives]


''See also:''
* [[_FILEEXISTS]]
* [[SHELL]]
* [[_OS$]]


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