VBScript Objects in FileSystemObject

VBScript Objects in FileSystemObject

The FileSystemObject is used to gain access to a computer's file system. It can create new files and access existing ones.

Examples

Code:

<% 
dim filesys, filetxt, getname, path 
Set filesys = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") 
Set filetxt = filesys.CreateTextFile("c:\somefile.txt", True) 
path = filesys.GetAbsolutePathName("c:\somefile.txt") 
getname = filesys.GetFileName(path) 
filetxt.WriteLine("Your text goes here.") 
filetxt.Close 
If filesys.FileExists(path) Then 
Response.Write ("Your file, '" getname "', has been created.") 
End If 
%>

Output:

"Your file, 'somefile.txt', has been created."

Explanation:

This code uses the CreateTextFile method of the FileSystemObject object to create a text file (c:\somefile.txt) and then writes some text to it.

Properties

Drives

Syntax: drvcollection = ] object.Drives

Returns a Drives collection consisting of all the Drive objects on a computer.

Methods

BuildPath

Syntax: [newfullpath = ]object.BuildPath(path, name)

This method is used to append a name onto an existing path.

CopyFile

Syntax: object.CopyFile source, destination [,overwrite]

This method allows us to copy one or more files from one location (the source) to another (destination).

CopyFolder

Syntax: object.CopyFolder source, destination [, overwrite]

Copies one or more folders and all contents, including files and subfolders, from one location to another.

CreateFolder

Syntax: object.CreateFolder (foldername)

This method allows us to create a folder with the specified foldername.

CreateTextFile

Syntax: object.CreateTextFile filename [,overwrite[, unicode]]

Creates a text file and returns a TextStreamObject that can then be used to write to and read from the file.

DeleteFile

Syntax: object.DeleteFile file [,force]

This method deletes a specified file or files (using wilcards).

DeleteFolder

Syntax: object.DeleteFolder folder [,force]

This method deletes a specified folder, including all files and subfolders.

DriveExists

Syntax: object.DriveExists(drive)

This method lets us check if a specified drive exists. It returns True if the drive does exist and False if it doesn't.

FileExists

Syntax: object.FileExists(file)

Lets us check whether a specified file exists. Returns True if the file does exist and False otherwise.

FolderExists

Syntax: object.FolderExists(folder)

Allows us to check if a specified folder exists. Returns True if the folder does exist and False if it doesn't.

GetAbsolutePathName

Syntax: object.GetAbsolutePathName(path)

This method gets the complete path from the root of the drive for the specified path string.

GetBaseName

Syntax: object.GetBaseName(path)

This method gets the base name of the file or folder in a specified path.

GetDrive

Syntax: object.GetDrive(drivename)

This method returns a Drive object corresponding to the drive in a supplied path.

GetDriveName

Syntax: object.GetDriveName(path)

This method gets a string containing the name of the drive in a supplied path.

GetExtensionName

Syntax: object.GetExtensionName(path)

Used to return a string containing the extension name of the last component in a supplied path.

GetFile

Syntax: object.GetFile (filename)

Returns the File object for the specified file name.

GetFileName

Syntax: object.GetFileName(path)

This method is used to return the name of the last file or folder of the supplied path.

GetFileVersion

Syntax: object.GetFileVersion(path)

This method is used to return the version of the file in the specified path.

GetFolder

Syntax: object.GetFolder (foldername)

This method returns a Folder object of the folder specified in the folder parameter.

GetParentFolderName

Syntax: object.GetParentFolderName(path)

Returns a string containing the name of the parent folder of the last file or folder in a specified path.

GetSpecialFolder

Syntax: object.GetSpecialFolder (folderid)

Returns the path to one of the special folders - \Windows, \System or \TMP.

GetTempName

Syntax: object.GetTempName

This method is used to generate a random filename for a temporary file.

MoveFile

Syntax: object.MoveFile source, destination

Moves one or more files from one location to another.

MoveFolder

Syntax: object.MoveFolder source, destination

Moves one or more folders from one location to another.

OpenTextFile

Syntax: object.OpenTextFile (filename [, iomode[, create[, format]]])

Opens the file specified in the filename parameter and returns an instance of the TextStreamObject for that file. )