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Test if a file exists with javascript

rated 0 times [ 33] [ 4] / answers: 1 / hits: 52354 / 11 Years ago, tue, may 14, 2013, 12:00:00

This question has already been asked here and here. But I have tried three of the answers with no good luck. I am using a system called Niagara which is acting as a web server, which may be the reason these techniques did not work. Nonetheless, I feel there must be a way to check for the existence of a file, not the existence of a 404 or 200 or 0.

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answered 11 Years ago jameson · Accepted Answer

You can use $.ajax

$.ajax({

  url: 'example.com/abc.html', //or your url

  success: function(data){

    alert('exists');

  },

  error: function(data){

    alert('does not exist');

  },

})