(Node.js) Check if File Exists

Demonstrates how to check to see if a file exists.

Install Chilkat for Node.js and Electron using npm at Chilkat npm packages for Node.js Chilkat npm packages for Electron on Windows, Linux, MacOS

var os = require('os');
if (os.platform() == 'win32') {  
  var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-win64'); 
} else if (os.platform() == 'linux') {
    if (os.arch() == 'arm') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-arm');
    } else if (os.arch() == 'arm64') {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-arm64');
    } else {
        var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-linux-x64');
    }
} else if (os.platform() == 'darwin') {
  var chilkat = require('@chilkat/ck-node23-mac-universal');
}

function chilkatExample() {

    // This example assumes the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
    // See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

    var sftp = new chilkat.SFtp();

    // Connect to the SSH server.  
    var hostname = "sftp.example.com";
    var port = 22;
    var success = sftp.Connect(hostname,port);
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(sftp.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Authenticate with the SSH server.  Chilkat SFTP supports
    // both password-based authenication as well as public-key
    // authentication.  This example uses password authenication.
    success = sftp.AuthenticatePw("myLogin","myPassword");
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(sftp.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // After authenticating, the SFTP subsystem must be initialized:
    success = sftp.InitializeSftp();
    if (success !== true) {
        console.log(sftp.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    // Check to see if a file exists

    // The return value is one of the following values:
    // -1: Unable to check. Examine the LastErrorText to determine the reason for failure.
    // 0: File does not exist.
    // 1: The regular file exists.
    // 2: It exists, but it is a directory.
    // 3: It exists, but it is a symlink (only possible if followLinks is false)
    // 4: It exists, but it is a special filesystem entry type.
    // 5: It exists, but it is an unkown filesystem entry type.
    // 6: It exists, but it is an socket filesystem entry type.
    // 7: It exists, but it is an char device entry type.
    // 8: It exists, but it is an block device entry type.
    // 9: It exists, but it is an FIFO entry type.

    var followLinks = true;
    var status = sftp.FileExists("someDir/someFile.txt",followLinks);
    if (status < 0) {
        console.log(sftp.LastErrorText);
        return;
    }

    console.log("status = " + status);

    console.log("Success");

}

chilkatExample();