>As I mentioned in my other post, it isn't in the 2000 version of the books on-line.
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>I just did some quick checking. It isn't mentioned in either "Inside SQL Server 7.0" or "SQL Server 7.0 Programming Unleashed". In fact, in the latter, it uses xp_cmdshell to check for the existence of a file.
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>My gut reaction to the fact that they're not documented is that they're not supported either. Even though MS did provide some documentation for Foxtools, for example, it was neither complete, nor was the library officially supported. As a result, it might be better to use xp_cmdshell instead.

Possibly so. In this case we will probably use them just because of the handiness. If we change SQL versions we'll have to verify the procs' existence.

To me, tho, if they're going to put them in they should document and support them, just IMO. :-)