# Check if file excists

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**Created:** [October 14, 2006, 12:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/check-if-file-excists/203778 "2006-10-14T00:17:31Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 14, 2006, 12:17am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/check-if-file-excists/203778/1 "2006-10-14T00:17:31Z")

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hi there.

in php there is a function if\_file\_excists

Is there something like that in actionscript?

In a content management system i build people can upload images or small swf’s

so i like to check if they uploaded the image load the image otherwise load the swf

i add a loadMovie script wich loadsthe excisting file into movieclip and getting the data from a xml file

is this possible (the if file excist part)

Thanx