# Possible to check if a 0 byte file exists?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/possible-to-check-if-a-0-byte-file-exists/267058>\
**Category:** flash\
**Created:** [July 28, 2008, 8:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/possible-to-check-if-a-0-byte-file-exists/267058 "2008-07-28T08:02:02Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 28, 2008, 8:02am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/possible-to-check-if-a-0-byte-file-exists/267058/1 "2008-07-28T08:02:02Z")

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I know it is possible to check if a file exists using loadVars().  
But what if the file is a text file for eg “file.txt” without any data in it?  
Can I use actionscript to check if the file exists?