CURL check for existing file

General
1

Is there a quick way to check if a file exists on a server using CURLMBS?

2

I use the following code with CURLMBS to check if an image file exists on my server. Hope it helps you, Christopher.

[code] // Check if image file exists on server
dim e as integer
dim d as new DownloadCURL

imgURL = ReplaceAll(imgURL, " ", “%20”) // NOTE: Spaces must be replaced with “%20” when using filenames having a URL

d.OptionNoBody=true
d.OptionURL=imgURL
d.CollectOutputData = true
d.SetOptionHTTPHeader array(“Cache-Control: no-cache”)
d.OptionVerbose = true
d.CollectDebugData = true

e=d.Perform

dim de as string = d.DebugData

//ResultText2.text = “Result: “+str(e)+” and we got this file size: “+str(d.FileSize)+” Bytes”

if d.FileSize > 0 then // file exists
//MsgBox(imgURL)
d.ClearData
return true
else // file does not exist
d.ClearData
return false
end if
[/code]

3

Thx… will give it a swirl.

4

HTTP? FTP? SFTP? other protocol?

for HTTP, you could make a query with OptionHeader = true and see if you get error or not.
GetInfoResponsecode should be 200 and not 404.

for FTP, you could do directory listing and see if your file is there.

5

Found a way that works with FTP and SFTP when using MBS plugins (the above solution Don gave did only work for FTP and not SFTP).

  [code]
  dim d as new DownloadCURL
  dim e as integer
  d.OptionNoBody=true
  d.SetOptionHTTPHeader array("Cache-Control: no-cache")
  d.OptionURL="ftp://ftp.Server.com/"+Files.Name     // Files is the FolderItem you need to check if it exists
  d.OptionUsername = "UserName"
  d.OptionPassword = "Password"
  e=d.Perform
  select case e
  case 0
   msgbox "File found."
  case d.kError_COULDNT_CONNECT
    msgbox "Couldn't connect."
  case 9
    msgbox "Access Denied"
  case d.kError_LOGIN_DENIED
    msgbox "Login Denied"
  case d.kError_REMOTE_FILE_NOT_FOUND
    msgbox "File not found."
   end[/code]