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Verifying that a file does not exist using VBScript

Asked by mcpp661 in VB Script, Microsoft Windows Operating Systems

Tags: VBScript

I need to write a script to verify that a file does not exist. I know that the FileExists method is used to verify if a file exists, but is there an opposite method? Here's what I'm doing. I'm creating a startup script to create a folder on local PCs and then copy a file from the network to the folder. Before it does any of this, I want the script to verify first whether the file exists or not, then if the file doesn't exist it should check to see if the folder exists, if the folder exists it should check to see if the file is in there. If it is, then nothing should occur, if it isn't, then it should copy the file from the network. If neither the folder or file exist it should first create the folder and then copy the file from the network. Here's what I have so far but my code isn't entirely right because the else if statement only checks to see if the folder exists. If the folder exists but the file doesn't, it won't copy the file. Basically, I just don't want to generate unnecessary network traffic everyday copying a file to a PC if the file already exists on the PC. Please help. 
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Option Explicit
Dim objFSO, objFolder, objShell, strDirectory, strFile, sourcelocation, targetlocation
strDirectory = "c:\folder"
strFile = strDirectory & "\file.exe"
 
' Create the File System Object
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
 
' Note If..Exists. Then, Else ... End If construction
If objFSO.FileExists(strFile) Then
      
Else If objFSO.FolderExists(strDirectory) Then
 
Else
   Set objFolder = objFSO.CreateFolder(strDirectory)
   sourcelocation = "\\server\share\file.exe"
   targetlocation = strFile
   objFSO.CopyFile sourcelocation, targetlocation, true
 
End If
End If
WScript.Quit
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