How to check file name exists in the path by using file Name from Excel?

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How to check file name exists in the path by using file Name from Excel?
I have excel file with
RPA_Excel

How can RPA check file name in path (column A) contain with report name from column B?
I use “Path exits”,it’s always return False

#2

@mhon How are you using Path Exists? Is there a File name AAA in the Path C:/user/Documnet ?

#3

Under For each row
@ Path Exists
Input Path =“c:/user/Document” + row.“ReportName”.Tostring + “.”
Path Type = File
Output Exists = vExists

in path c:/user/Document , There is file AAA.999.TXT . I need value “vExists” return = True but it’s always False.

#4

Hi,

Hope the following expression helps you.

vExist = System.IO.Directory.GetFiles("c:/user/Document","*.*").Any(Function(x) x.Contains(row("ReportName").ToString()))

Regards,

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#5

@mhon -
Check the PathExists activity - file path should be complete path along with the file extension.
Ex: C:/user/Document/AAA.txt

Create a filePath variable and Assign value like dtFilesRow(“Path”).ToString.Trim + “/” + dtFilesRow(“ReportName”).ToString.Trim and use the variable to PathExists activity.

#6

Hi @mhon u are missing a “/” after “c:/user/Document”

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#7

Your answer is work!!!
vExists is return True.
Many thanks a lot.

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#8

Hi,

Great to hear that. FYI, if there is a possibility there is search keyword in your path, the following expressions might be better.

vExist = System.IO.Directory.GetFiles("c:/user/Document","*.*").Any(Function(x) System.IO.Path.GetFileName(x).Contains(row("ReportName").ToString()))

If you want to check only filename without extension, the following will work.

vExist = System.IO.Directory.GetFiles("c:/user/Document","*.*").Any(Function(x) System.IO.Path.GetFileNameWithoutExtension(x).Contains(row("ReportName").ToString()))

Regards,

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#9

Thank you for your kindly!!!
May I ask you again?
Is it possible to get the exactly name of file?

example, I use “AAA” as report name to find in path “c:/user/document/” For your suggestion vExists is return “True” . The next step I want to copy that file AAA.999.TXT to another floder.
How can I get the “AAA.999.TXT” ?

Sorry,For my question I am a beginner in this area.

#10

Hi,

If you want to get the full file name, the following expression helps you.

arrFile = System.IO.Directory.GetFiles("c:/user/Document","*.*").Where(function(x) System.IO.Path.GetFileName(x).Contains(row("ReportName").toString)).ToArray

To check its existance, we can check with the array length.

If arrFile.Length equals 1, arrFile(0) is what you want.
If arrFile.Length equals 0, there is no file.

Regards,

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#11

Many Thanks for your help. It’s work!!!
:+1: :+1: :+1:

#12

@mhon, I know it works for you but you may want to consider File.Exists() method to simplify your code.

e.g.
Step 1: fileName = row(“Path”) + “/” + row(“ReportName”)
Step 2: If File.Exists(fileName).

It will return Boolean value.

#13

Thank you for your simple answer.
But I don’t know the exactly name of file in path(c:/user/document/") , just need to check only that file name contain with “AAA” or not.

=]

#14

Cool :+1: