# Checking if an external sound file exists

**URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/t/checking-if-an-external-sound-file-exists/165589
**Category:** flash
**Created:** [October 12, 2005, 11:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/checking-if-an-external-sound-file-exists/165589 "2005-10-12T11:02:53Z")
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### Author: ![theHollow](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/thehollow/32/106_2.png) [@theHollow](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/theHollow)
#### Post date: [October 12, 2005, 11:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/checking-if-an-external-sound-file-exists/165589/1 "2005-10-12T11:02:53Z")

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Is there any way to check if an external sound file exists? I’ve searched the net and found stuff on checking if files exist using LoadVars. But it doesnt work for sound.

Thanks,  
Brendan Smith