[XP Script] Checking if a file exists without knowing the extension?

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Checking if a file exists without knowing the extension? (/thread-3527.html)

Checking if a file exists without knowing the extension? - PK8 - 05-29-2011

Is there a way to check if a file exists without having to know the file extension?

I'm trying to check if a sound effect specified in a setting exists, but I really don't want to have to create a conditional like this: /lazy

Code:
if File.exist?('Audio/SE/'+setting+'.ogg') or File.exist?('Audio/SE/'+setting+'.wav') or File.exist?('Audio/SE/'+setting+'.mp3') or File.exist?('Audio/SE/'+setting+'.mid') or File.exist?('Audio/SE/'+setting+'.wma')

# Something happens

end

RE: Checking if a file exists without knowing the extension? - MGC - 05-29-2011

You should use the Dir.glob method that returns a list of found files depending on a certain pattern.

If you really don't know the extension :

Code:
if Dir.glob("Audio/SE/" + setting + ".*").length > 0

  # Something happens

end

or with a list of extensions names :
define a constant :

Code:
AUDIO_EXT = ".{ogg,wav,mp3,mid,wma}"

then just use :

Code:
if Dir.glob("Audio/SE/" + setting + AUDIO_EXT).length > 0

  # Something happens

end