DevGuru VBScript Object: Folder



			OBJECT: Folder Implemented in version 3.0 The Folder object allows you access and manipulate the various properties of a folder. The following code uses the GetFolder method of the FileSystemObject object to obtain a Folder object and view one of its properties. Code: <% Dim filesys, demofolder, createdate Set filesys = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") Set demofolder = filesys.GetFolder("foldername") createdate = demofolder.DateCreated %> PROPERTIES Attributes Property This property allows us to get or change the various attributes of a file. Syntax: object.Atributes [ = newattributes] DateCreated Property This property gets the date and time that the folder was created. Syntax: object.DateCreated DateLastAccessed Property Gets the date and time that the folder was last accessed. Syntax: object.DateLastAccessed DateLastModified Property This property gets the date and time that the folder was last modified. Syntax: object.DateLastModified Drive Property Returns the drive letter of the drive where the folder is located. Syntax: object.Drive Files Property Returns a Files collection consisting of all the File objects in the specified folder. Syntax: object.Files IsRootFolder Property Returns a Boolean value: True if the folder is the root folder, and False otherwise. Syntax: object.IsRootFolder Name Property This property lets us get or change the name of the specified folder. Syntax: object.Name [ = newname] ParentFolder Property This property gets the parent Folder object relating to the specified folder. Syntax: object.ParentFolder Path Property This property returns a folder's path. Syntax: object.Path ShortName Property Returns the short version of a folder name (using the 8.3 convention). e.g. the folder 'testingshortname' is truncated to 'testin~1'. Syntax: object.ShortName ShortPath Property Returns the short version of the folder path (this is the path with any folder and file names truncated as above). Syntax: object.ShortPath Size Property Returns the size of the specified folder and its contents (in bytes). Syntax: object.Size SubFolders Property This property returns a Folders collection that consists of all the folders in the specified folder. Syntax: object.SubFolders Type Property Returns a string containing the folder type description. Syntax: object.Type METHODS Copy Method Copies the specified folder from one location to another. Syntax: object.Copy destination[, overwrite] CreateTextFile Method This method is used to create a text file and returns a TextStreamObject that can then be used to write to and read from the file. Syntax: object.CreateTextFile(filename,[, overwrite[, unicode]])) Delete Method Deletes the specified folder. Syntax: object.Delete [force] Move Method Moves the specified folder from one location to another. Syntax: object.Move destination