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


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