The Folder Object
The Folder object is used to return information about a specified folder.
To work with the properties and methods of the Folder object, you will have to create an instance of the Folder object through the FileSystemObject object. First; create a FileSystemObject object and then instantiate the Folder object through the GetFolder method of the FileSystemObject object.
The following code uses the GetFolder method of the FileSystemObject object to instantiate the Folder object and the DateCreated property to return the date when the specified folder was created:
<%
Dim fs,fo
Set fs=Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set fo=fs.GetFolder("c:\test")
Response.Write("Folder created: " & fo.DateCreated)
set fo=nothing
set fs=nothing
%>
Output:
Folder created: 10/22/2008 10:01:19 AM
The Folder object's collections, properties, and methods are described below:
Collections
Collection Description
Files Returns a collection of all the files in a specified folder
SubFolders Returns a collection of all subfolders in a specified folder
Properties
Property Description
Attributes Sets or returns the attributes of a specified folder
DateCreated Returns the date and time when a specified folder was created
DateLastAccessed Returns the date and time when a specified folder was last accessed
DateLastModified Returns the date and time when a specified folder was last modified
Drive Returns the drive letter of the drive where the specified folder resides
IsRootFolder Returns true if a folder is the root folder and false if not
Name Sets or returns the name of a specified folder
ParentFolder Returns the parent folder of a specified folder
Path Returns the path for a specified folder
ShortName Returns the short name of a specified folder (the 8.3 naming convention)
ShortPath Returns the short path of a specified folder (the 8.3 naming convention)
Size Returns the size of a specified folder
Type Returns the type of a specified folder
Methods
Method Description
Copy Copies a specified folder from one location to another
Delete Deletes a specified folder
Move Moves a specified folder from one location to another
CreateTextFile Creates a new text file in the specified folder and returns a TextStream object to access the file
