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I'm sure I've asked before but cannot remember the answer and cannot find it in my code :) How do I test if a field/item exists in a HF file I am using?&#13;
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TIA</description><ttl>30</ttl><generator>WEBDEV</generator><language>en_US</language><link>https://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/60245-wd21-test-item-exists/read.awp</link><title>[WD21] - Test if item exists</title><managingEditor>moderateur@pcsoft.fr (El moderador)</managingEditor><webMaster>webmaster@pcsoft.fr (El webmaster)</webMaster><item><author>guest</author><category>pcsoft.us.windev</category><comments>https://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/60245-wd21-test-item-exists-60251/read.awp</comments><pubDate>5 Nov 2016 20:04:00 Z</pubDate><description>Thanks Fabrice.&#13;
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I ended up using that method but was just wondering whether there was a built WD function. Thanks for the con…</description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/60245-wd21-test-item-exists-60251/read.awp</guid><link>https://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/60245-wd21-test-item-exists-60251/read.awp</link><source url="https://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/60245-wd21-test-item-exists/read.awp">[WD21] - Test if item exists</source><title>Re: [WD21] - Test if item exists</title></item><item><author>guest</author><category>pcsoft.us.windev</category><comments>https://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/60245-wd21-test-item-exists-60250/read.awp</comments><pubDate>5 Nov 2016 16:55:00 Z</pubDate><description>Hi JP,&#13;
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you can use hlistitem to list what item are present in your file structure. You then test your item name against the c…</description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/60245-wd21-test-item-exists-60250/read.awp</guid><link>https://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/60245-wd21-test-item-exists-60250/read.awp</link><source url="https://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/60245-wd21-test-item-exists/read.awp">[WD21] - Test if item exists</source><title>Re: [WD21] - Test if item exists</title></item><item><author>guest</author><category>pcsoft.us.windev</category><comments>https://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/60245-wd21-test-item-exists-60249/read.awp</comments><pubDate>5 Nov 2016 15:48:00 Z</pubDate><description>Hi&#13;
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For instance use an edt field to enter the thing you are testing on&#13;
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If hreadseekfirst( file, file.field, edt field) the…</description><guid isPermaLink="true">https://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/60245-wd21-test-item-exists-60249/read.awp</guid><link>https://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/60245-wd21-test-item-exists-60249/read.awp</link><source url="https://forum.pcsoft.fr/es-ES/pcsoft.us.windev/60245-wd21-test-item-exists/read.awp">[WD21] - Test if item exists</source><title>Re: [WD21] - Test if item exists</title></item></channel></rss>
