SPD 2010 - How to know if a file with a given name already exists in a document library

Hi,
I've created a workflow using SPD. One of the steps in there is changing the name of the document to a clean name. This workflow fails if a document with this same name already exists in my document library. Is there a way to check in a SPD workflow if
a document with a given name already exists in my document library ?
Marc Nemegeer

Hi,
According to your post, my understanding is that you wanted to know if a file with a given name already exists in a document library.
You can use a SharePoint Designer workflow to achive it.
To test to see if a document exists, you need to use condition:
If Current List:Name  equals  [%Current Item:Title%].docx
Here is a similar thread for you to take a look at:
http://social.technet.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/cc227020-ce81-4c08-aee0-a66789d8ad05/test-to-see-if-document-exists?forum=sharepointcustomizationprev
Best Regards,
Linda Li
Linda Li
TechNet Community Support

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