ObjectPascal FileExists Function Returns true if the given file exists SysUtils unit

function FileExists ( const FileName : string ) : Boolean;

Description The FileExists function returns True if the given FileName file exists.   The file is searched for in the current directory.   False may be returned if the user is not authorised to see the file. Related commands FileSearch Search for a file in one or more directories FileSize Gives the size in records of an open file FileGetAttr Gets the attributes of a file FileSetAttr Sets the attributes of a file		Example code : Check for a file before and after deleting it var   fileName : string;   myFile   : TextFile;   data     : string; begin   // Try to open a text file for writing to   fileName := 'Test.txt';   AssignFile(myFile, fileName);   ReWrite(myFile);   // Write to the file   Write(myFile, 'Hello World');   // Close the file   CloseFile(myFile);   // Reopen the file in read mode   Reset(myFile);   // Display the file contents   while not Eof(myFile) do   begin     ReadLn(myFile, data);     ShowMessage(data);   end;   // Close the file for the last time   CloseFile(myFile);   // Now see if the file exists   if FileExists(fileName)   then ShowMessage(fileName+' exists OK')   else ShowMessage(fileName+' does not exist');   // Delete the file and look again   DeleteFile(fileName);   if FileExists(fileName)   then ShowMessage(fileName+' still exists!')   else ShowMessage(fileName+' no longer exists'); end; Show full unit code    Hello World    Test.txt exists OK    Test.txt no longer exists