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File Path Validation

Hi all,

 

How do I check if a file path is valid or not.By valid I mean that a path may be a valid path on one system but is incorrect on other systems.This case arises because we enter file paths in configuration files.And many a times we copy and use the configuration files in other systems forgetting to enter a valid path for that system.

 

Any kind of help is highly appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

 

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File IO ->Advanced File Functions->Check If File Or Folder Exists.vi


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As Mentioned by CrossRulz

 

Use "File IO ->Advanced File Functions->Check If File Or Folder Exists.vi"

Along with this use check for Empty File Path, Since Even Empty File Path Will give true for File or Folder Exists.

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To help with portability, save your paths as binary data rather than converting them to strings and saving the strings.  When you convert a path to a string, the OS-specific path element delimiter gets embedded in the string.

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