Try:
<cfif FileExists("#thisDirectory#/pics/#FILENAME#.jpg")>
instead of
<cfif FileExists("#thisPath#/#thisDirectory#/pics/#FILENAME#.jpg")>
Duane Boudreau
CFExperts.Com
> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Allred [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2000 5:10 PM
> To: CF-Talk
> Subject: Checking for file on server
>
>
> Hi,
>
> I need to check for the existence of an image file and either display
> the file, if it exists, or display a default file.
>
> I have worked up the following code, which produces no errors, but it
> will not display the default file when the file I'm checking for doesn't
> exist. Can anyone see the error?
>
> <CFOUTPUT QUERY="EmpName">
> <CFSET thisPath= ExpandPath("*.*")>
> <CFSET thisDirectory= GetDirectoryFromPath(thisPath)>
> <cfif FileExists("#thisPath#/#thisDirectory#/pics/#FILENAME#.jpg")>
> <IMG SRC="pics/no_pic.jpg"
> height=155 width=128 alt="#FN# #MN# #LN#">
> <cfelse><IMG SRC="pics/#FILENAME#.jpg"
> height=155 width=128 alt="#FN# #MN# #LN#"></cfif>
> </CFOUTPUT>
>
> In either case, the code, "pics/#FILENAME#.jpg," gets executed. If I
> swap the two parts of the CFIF, then "pics/no_pic.jpg" gets executed in
> either case. So I know my test always evaluates to false. I tried
> changing the fileExists parameter to "pics/#FILENAME#.jpg", but I get
> the same result.
>
> This template is in the root, and the picture files are in [root]/pics/
>
> Thanks,
> --John
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