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OBJECT: Drive
Implemented in version 3.0
The
Drive
object provides access to the various properties of the local or remote disk drive.
The following code uses the GetDrive method of the
FileSystemObject
object to get the
Drive
object for drive "c".
Code:
<%
Set filesys = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set drv = filesys.GetDrive("c")
%>
PROPERTIES
AvailableSpace Property
Returns the amount of space available on the specified local or remote disk drive.
Syntax:
object.
AvailableSpace
DriveLetter Property
Returns the dirve letter of the specified local or remote disk drive. Read only.
Syntax:
object.
DriveLetter
DriveType
Property
Returns an integer indicating the type of the drive.
Syntax:
object.
DriveType
FileSystem Property
This property returns the file system type that is in use on the specified drive.
Syntax:
object.
FileSystem
FreeSpace Property
Returns the amount of free space available to a user on the specified local or remote drive.
Syntax:
object.
FreeSpace
IsReady Property
This property is a Boolean whose value is
True
if the specified drive is available for use and
False
otherwise.
Syntax:
object.
IsReady
Path Property
Returns the path for a specified file, folder or drive.
Syntax:
object.
Path
RootFolder Property
Returns a
Folder
object that represents the root folder of the specified drive.
Syntax:
object.
RootFolder
SerialNumberProperty
Returns the decimal serial number for the specified drive. This number can be used to uniquely identify a disk volume.
Syntax:
object.
SerialNumber
ShareName Property
Returns the network name in Universal Naming Convention (UNC) for the remote disk drive. Used only when working with a remote drive (
DriveType
property is 3).
Syntax:
object.
ShareName
TotalSize Property
Returns the total space, in bytes, of the specified drive.
Syntax:
object.
TotalSize
VolumeName Property
Sets or returns the volume name of the specified drive.
Syntax:
object.
VolumeName
[ = newname]
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