filetype alternative for http check

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hub	(Posted 2015) [#1]

Hi

Android target.

is there a way to determine if the file "http://10.0.05/folder/myfile.txt" exists ?

FileType not work with http.

(i know that you can use loadimage for an image ("http://") and next test if null was returned. But i don't want load it).

Perhaps the external android java 'file.exists' works with http:// ?

hub	(Posted 2015) [#2]

    public static boolean File_exists(String URLName){
    try {
      HttpURLConnection.setFollowRedirects(false);
      // note : you may also need
      //HttpURLConnection.setInstanceFollowRedirects(false)

      HttpURLConnection con =  (HttpURLConnection) new URL(URLName).openConnection();
      con.setRequestMethod("HEAD");
      return (con.getResponseCode() == HttpURLConnection.HTTP_OK);
     }
    catch (Exception e) {
       e.printStackTrace();
       return false;
    }
   }

Could someone test this on android target an external fonction ?

hub	(Posted 2015) [#3]

On android device, Is someone have a way to verify if a http file exists ? Perhaps Filetype works fine for you ? Thanks to share your experimentation !

hub	(Posted 2015) [#4]

Please could you confirm that filetype works for http on android target ?

This is the last problem with my program : check if a file exists on my NAS. If someone have another idea ... (the files to check are text files, not images).
I really need some help with this.
Many thanks.

hub	(Posted 2015) [#5]

Finally i use a php page where i check directly on the nas server if the file exist or not, and next read the information with monkey loadstring.