+wxDEPRECATED( inline bool wxPathExists(const wxChar *pszPathName) );
+inline bool wxPathExists(const wxChar *pszPathName)
+{
+ return wxDirExists(pszPathName);
+}
+#endif //WXWIN_COMPATIBILITY_2_6
+
+// permissions; these functions work both on files and directories:
+WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxIsWritable(const wxString &path);
+WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxIsReadable(const wxString &path);
+WXDLLIMPEXP_BASE bool wxIsExecutable(const wxString &path);