Returns YES if the directory specified in the argument does exist; otherwise, it returns NO.
To check for the existence of a directory, ColdFusion must have access rights to its drive.
See also FileExists.
DirectoryExists(absolute_path)
Any absolute path.
<!--- This example shows the use of DirectoryExists ---> <HTML> <HEAD> <TITLE> DirectoryExists Example </TITLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgcolor=silver> <H3>DirectoryExists Example</H3> <CFSET thisPath=ExpandPath("*.*")> <CFSET thisDirectory=GetDirectoryFromPath(thisPath)> <CFSET thisDirectory= Left(thisDirectory, Len(thisDirectory) - 1)> <CFOUTPUT> The current directory is: #GetDirectoryFromPath(thisPath)# <CFIF IsDefined("FORM.yourDirectory")> <CFIF FORM.yourDirectory is not ""> <CFSET yourDirectory=FORM.yourDirectory> <CFIF DirectoryExists(yourDirectory)> <P>Your directory exists. You entered a valid directory name, #yourdirectory# ...