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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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. |