if file exists?

[silver wind]

what's the code for checking if a picture exists (in the game folder)?
File.exist?/ exist/ file? all make rmxp show an error and exit, instead of returning true/false.
help?

 

[Souloux]

from what i know there isn't a code for checking if a picture exists. why exactly do you need such a task?

 

[silver wind]

mini-map script. I want to use a default one, if a picture named after the map doesn't exist.

 

[Souloux]

why wouldn't a picture not exist? please be more indepth. I'm not comprehending what you are trying to achieve.

 

[Yeyinde]

Use a begin/rescue block.

#example
begin
  bitmap = Cache.picture('AWESOME FILE!!!')
rescue Errno::ENOENT
  # Can't find the graphic
end

 

[silver wind]

I guessed it's something with rescue Errno::ENOENT, like in main. but didn't know it had to be inside a block. thanks!

 

[silver wind]

sorry, but it's not working.
same result as using File.exist?, the above code, or simply @map.bitmap = RPG::Cache.picture(map_name)
maybe it's something built in -rmxp always exits on error?