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Exists operation

The Exists operation checks to see whether a specified file exists.


Exists

If the file that is indicated exists in the specified directory or any of the sub folders, a successful response is returned to the component in the form of a business object. The business object has one attribute, which is set to true if the file exists or false if the file does not exist. If the file does not exist, or if the directory does not exist, the adapter returns false.

Outbound operations