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if FileExist("\\199.199.199.199\arbitrary location")
   msgbox True
Else
   msgbox False

cFE := new AutoRelease
if cFE.FileExist("\\192.199.199.199\some folder")
   msgbox True
else
   msgbox False
Return

class AutoRelease {
    FileExist(path, timeout=1000) {
      SetTimer, FileExistTimeout, % timeout
        if FileExist(path)
         Return True
      Else
         Return False
    }
   Labels() {
      global
      FileExistTimeout:
         cFE := ""      ;release the self instance
      Return   
   }
}

MyFile:= "\\192.168.2.2\MyData\MyFile"

MsgBox % FileExistTimeout(MyFile,3000)
ExitApp

#include <AhkDllObject>
FileExistTimeout(file,TimeOut=1000){ ; TimeOut in Msec
   static dll:=AhkDllObject("AutoHotkeyMini.dll")
   dll.ahktextdll("#Persistent`nFilePattern:=FileExist(""" file """)`nsuccess:=1")
   Start:=A_TickCount
   While % (A_TickCount-start<TimeOut && !dll.ahkgetvar.success)
      Sleep 10
   If (dll.ahkgetvar.success){
      success:=dll.ahkgetvar.FilePattern
      dll.ahkterminate()
      return success
   } else
      return dll.ahkterminate() ;returns 0 to caller = TimeOut
}

if 0 > 0 ; Command-line arg was specified.
{
   Menu Tray, NoIcon
   DllCall("Sleep", "int", 5000) ; Simulate long delay.
   ExitApp % (FileExist(%true%) != "") + 1 ; Return 1 or 2.
}
   
PathToCheck := "C:\Windows"
SetTimer timeout, -500 ; Set a timeout of 500ms.
; Run the script (could be a separate script) with the path to check
; as a command-line arg:
RunWait "%A_AhkPath%" "%A_ScriptFullPath%" "%PathToCheck%",,, pid
SetTimer timeout, Off ; Disable the timer (if it hasn't fired already).
; ErrorLevel contains the exit code of the process (from RunWait).
if ErrorLevel = 0
   MsgBox Timed out.
else if ErrorLevel = 1
   MsgBox File does not exist.
else
   MsgBox File exists.
ExitApp

timeout:
   ; Timed out - terminate the process.
   Process Close, %pid%
return