From: HarryO Date: 2001-07-21T20:51:54+09:00 Subject: [ruby-talk:18247] Re: Determining whether a file exists > FileTest.exists?("filename") Aha! I didn't look closely enough. I see it now, listed under "modules" in the built-ins chapter. I would probably have noticed it had I been looking at the paper version of the book, but I was sitting in front of the PC, so I just checked the HTML. Obviously, I should make myself a little more familiar with the built-in modules !! Thanks David.