How to test whether a text file exists in Dev6i on client machine

From: Baswannappa, Shiva <SXBaswan_at_dcss.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2003 09:00:44 -0500
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Hi Gurus

I need to test whether a text file 'a.txt' exists in the default oracle reports directory on client machine and print at the end of the report? I can use text_io but I don't seem to see a test for file existence.

Appreciate any help. Have a great weekend.

Regards

Shiva Baswannappa
Life Sciences Business Unit
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