Index: lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/FileUtil.java
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diff -u -r5a60ccbe7781ebfc057e0f74ec2a5fce78d56123 -r57d37d9f67eac317a65f63044f9b16caec0b9764
--- lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/FileUtil.java	(.../FileUtil.java)	(revision 5a60ccbe7781ebfc057e0f74ec2a5fce78d56123)
+++ lams_common/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/util/FileUtil.java	(.../FileUtil.java)	(revision 57d37d9f67eac317a65f63044f9b16caec0b9764)
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@
 	 * @param stringToModify
 	 * @return
 	 */
-	protected static String removeTrailingForwardSlash(String stringToModify)
+	public static String removeTrailingForwardSlash(String stringToModify)
 	{
 		String stringWithoutSlashAtEnd = stringToModify.substring(0, stringToModify.length()-1);
 		return stringWithoutSlashAtEnd;
@@ -160,12 +160,18 @@
 	 * @param stringToCheck the directoryName to check
 	 * @return boolean. Returns true if there is a slash at the end and false if not.
 	 */
-	protected static boolean trailingForwardSlashPresent(String stringToCheck)
+	public static boolean trailingForwardSlashPresent(String stringToCheck)
 	{
 		int indexOfSlash = stringToCheck.lastIndexOf("/");
 		if (indexOfSlash == (stringToCheck.length()-1))
 			return true;
 		else
 			return false;
 	}
+	
+	public static boolean directoryExist(String directoryToCheck)
+	{
+		File dir = new File(directoryToCheck);
+		return dir.exists();
+	}
 }