Batch File > Javascript > Winscp > Check If File Exists

I have a batch file that will launch a .js file which, via WinSCP, checks if a file exists and returns to the batch file if it does or not. The problem IS: It always returns not fo

Solution 1:

You need to correct xpath expression in var nodes... line. Try something like this:

doc.setProperty("SelectionLanguage", "XPath"); //added in editvar nodes = doc.selectNodes("//w:file/w:filename[starts-with(@value, '" + filename + "')]");

and delete asterisk from FILEPATH.

Note: first line is required in order to use XPath as the query language, not default (and old) XSLPattern which doesn't support methods such as starts-with or contains.

SelectionLanguage Property (MDSN).

Solution 2:

You can use the stat command. You can even inline the WinSCP script into the batch file:

@echo off

set REMOTE_PATH=/home/user/test.txt
winscp.com /command ^
    "option batch abort" ^
    "open mysession" ^ 
    "stat %REMOTE_PATH%" ^ 
    "exit"

if errorlevel 1 goto error

echo File %REMOTE_PATH% exists
rem Do something
exit 0

:error
echo Error or file %REMOTE_PATH% not exists
exit 1

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An alternative is using the Session.FileExists from WinSCP .NET assembly.

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For further details, see the WinSCP article Checking file existence.