How to know whether a SharePoint folder or file exists using url.

[bin_bin1]

Hello, I want to know how I can check whether a SharePoint list or file exists using url. It is for a windows form client application, therefore I cannot use SharePoint object model. I think I need to use SharePoint web service. However I don't know which web methord that I need to use. The following are example of the urls. http://sharepoint_site/list1/ http://SharePoint_site/List1/abc.txt. Thank you very much Best Regards, Bin

[Ali BaderEddin]

Are you using SharePoint 2007 or SharePoint 2010? If the latter, then you can take advantage of the Client OM (Google or Bing it). Otherwise, you'll need to use the SharePoint List Web Service. If using Visual Studio 2005, follow example here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/lists.lists.getlist(v=office.12).aspx[^]. If using Visual Studio 2008 (WCF), follow instructions here: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/kaevans/archive/2009/03/10/calling-sharepoint-lists-web-service-using-wcf.aspx[^] Hope that helps...

-- Ali B http://mycodelog.com

[bin_bin1]

I am using SharePoint 2007. Thank you so much. Bin