Determine if a Package exists in a Collection

[jeffc030]

It seems that Models.GetByName throws an exception if the Name isn't present in the Collection.  I have seen Package.GetByName return if the Name is not present in the Collection.  What should I expect?  Is there an easier way to determine whether or not a Package exists in a Collection?  I am trying to create packages by breaking up a path, and not recreating if it already exists.

Thanks,

-Jeff

[«Midnight»]

I too seem to get varying results here. I don't know if the behavior is different between the various collections, or if my memory of what's happening is faulty (either is possible).

A safe way is to trap for the exception, but still test for a null result. Given that you are working through an OLE interface (and possibly a Net Interop layer) this should not seriously impact your perceived performance.