dot-checkFile.birp: Function to check if a file exists and generate error message...

In birp: Testing for Population Trends Using Low-Cost Ecological Count Data

Function to check if a file exists and generate error message if it was not found

Description

Function to check if a file exists and generate error message if it was not found

Usage

.checkFile.birp(
  path,
  files,
  patterns,
  allowMultiMatch = FALSE,
  sep = "\t",
  mustExist = TRUE
)

Arguments

path	A file path
files	A vector of character strings corresponding to file names found in the path
patterns	A vector of patterns to search for within 'files'
allowMultiMatch	Logical. If TRUE, multiple matches are allowed
sep	The field separator character of the input file
mustExist	Logical. If TRUE, an exception is raised if the file does not exist

Value

A string denoting the filename(s)

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