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ASP Folder Object


The Folder object is used to return information about the specified folder.


Folder Object

The Folder object is used to return information about the specified folder.

To manipulate the properties and methods of the Folder object, you need to create an instance of the Folder object through the FileSystemObject object. First, create a FileSystemObject object, and then instantiate the Folder object using the GetFolder method of the FileSystemObject object.

The following code uses the GetFolder method of the FileSystemObject object to instantiate the Folder object and uses the DateCreated property to return the creation date of the specified folder:

The collections, properties, and methods of the Folder object are described as follows:

Collections

Collection Description
Files Returns a collection of all files in the specified folder.
SubFolders Returns a collection of all subfolders in the specified folder.

Properties

Property Description
Attributes Sets or returns the attributes of the specified folder.
DateCreated Returns the date and time the specified folder was created.
DateLastAccessed Returns the date and time the specified folder was last accessed.
DateLastModified Returns the date and time the specified folder was last modified.
Drive Returns the drive letter of the drive on which the specified folder resides.
IsRootFolder Returns true if the folder is the root folder, otherwise returns false.
Name Sets or returns the name of the specified folder.
ParentFolder Returns the parent folder of the specified folder.
Path Returns the path of the specified folder.
ShortName Returns the short name of the specified folder (8.3 naming convention).
ShortPath Returns the short path of the specified folder (8.3 naming convention).
Size Returns the size of the specified folder.
Type Returns the type of the specified folder.

Methods

Method Description
Copy Copies the specified folder from one location to another.
Delete Deletes the specified folder.
Move Moves the specified folder from one location to another.
CreateTextFile Creates a new text file in the specified folder and returns a TextStream object to access this file.
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