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ASP FileSystemObject Object


The FileSystemObject object is used to access the file system on the server.


Try It Yourself - Examples

Does the specified file exist?

Does the specified folder exist?

Does the specified drive exist?

Get the name of a specified drive

Get the name of the parent folder of a specified path

Get the file name

Get the file extension

Get the base name of a file or folder


FileSystemObject Object

The FileSystemObject object is used to access the file system on the server.

This object can manipulate files, folders, and directory paths. It can also retrieve information about the file system.

The following code creates a text file (c:\test.txt) and writes some text to it:

Properties

Property Description
Drives Returns a collection of all drive objects on the local machine.

Methods

Method Description
BuildPath Appends a name to an existing path.
CopyFile Copies one or more files from one location to another.
CopyFolder Copies one or more folders from one location to another.
CreateFolder Creates a new folder.
CreateTextFile Creates a text file and returns a TextStream object that can be used to read from or write to the file.
DeleteFile Deletes one or more specified files.
DeleteFolder Deletes one or more specified folders.
DriveExists Checks if the specified drive exists.
FileExists Checks if the specified file exists.
FolderExists Checks if the specified folder exists.
GetAbsolutePathName Returns the complete path from the root of the drive for the specified path.
GetBaseName Returns the base name of the specified file or folder.
GetDrive Returns the Drive object corresponding to the drive in the specified path.
GetDriveName Returns the drive name of the specified path.
GetExtensionName Returns the file extension of the last component in the specified path.
GetFile Returns a File object for the specified path.
GetFileName Returns the file name or folder name of the last component in the specified path.
GetFolder Returns a Folder object for the specified path.
GetParentFolderName Returns the name of the parent folder of the last component in the specified path.
GetSpecialFolder Returns the path of some special Windows folders.
GetTempName Returns a randomly generated temporary file or folder.
MoveFile Moves one or more files from one location to another.
MoveFolder Moves one or more folders from one location to another.
OpenTextFile Opens a file and returns a TextStream object that can be used to access the file.
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