(findfile filename)


Find that file.


This function searches your computer for the location of a file. This is important because if you specify the name of a file in your LISP program that doesn't exist, you crash the program. When the file exists, its path and filename are returned; if it doesn't, the function returns nil.

Examples

Code Returns
(findfile "sampledwg.dwg") "c:\\icad\\sample\\sampledwg.dwg"
(findfile "junk.$$$") nil

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