4 lines or 50? fileExists

I have this primative little 4 liner to verify if a file exists

Function FileExists(sFileName As String) As Boolean
FileExists = False
If Dir(sFileName) <> "" Then
FileExists = True
End If
End Function

I also have an example of using api to do the same thing
it looks like close to a hundred lines...
is there a compelling reason to disparage the simple minded approach above
for the exotic but longwinded api approach?

 

This is so Great, getting to talk to people all over the globe!
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thanks for the examples, I'll study them some more to get the gist of it.
Mark

 

Thanks for the tips,
I wasn't aware of the time issue, that's exactly the kind of info I was
wondering about.
Thanks
Mark

 

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