[MarkLogic Dev General] absolute path: xdmp:document-get vs xdmp:uri-is-file

[Eric Palmitesta]

Hi all,

Hopefully I'm missing something and someone can put me on the right track.

It's fine to say "if (exists(doc('blah'))) then" because doc will simply 
return () rather than producing an error.  How do I do the same with 
xdmp:document-get?  Since xdmp:document-get errors with "file not found" 
(if a file is indeed not found), I was hoping to check if the call will 
fail before I make it.  The xdmp:uri-is-file function looks like the 
wrong one to use, though, because an absolute path means something 
different:

The api for xdmp:document-get says
"On the filesystem, the path can be fully qualifed or relative. Relative 
pathnames are resolved from the directory in which MarkLogic Server is 
installed."

The api for xdmp:uri-is-file says
says "If the URI begins with a '/', it is relative to the root directory 
of the application server."

Is a try/catch the only way?

Thanks,

Eric