From: "Eric" <ericfingerhut AT mindspring DOT com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: checking for file existence
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 07:57:04 -0400
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Is there a way to check whether or not a file exists without actually
opening it?

I have my fopen in a separate encapsulated function. What I want to
accomplish is the ability to check if a user request for creating a new file
is on a file that already exists, and if so, provide the option to overwrite
it (which the encapsulated fopen will do if called).

TIA,

Eric