The FileSystemObject object is used to access
the file system on the server.
Examples
Does
a specified file exist?
This example demonstrates how to first create a FileSystemObject Object, and
then use the FileExists method to check if the file exists.
Does
a specified folder exist?
This example demonstrates how to use the FolderExists method to check if a
folder exists.
Does
a specified drive exist?
This example demonstrates how to use the DriveExists method to check if a drive
exists.
Get
the name of a specified drive
This example demonstrates how to use the GetDriveName method to get the name of
a specified drive.
Get
the name of the parent folder of a specified path
This example demonstrates how to use the GetParentFolderName method to get the
name of the parent folder of a specified path.
Get
the file extension
This example demonstrates how to use the GetExtensionName method to get the file
extension of the last component in a specified path.
Get
file name
This example demonstrates how to use the GetFileName method to get the file name
of the last component in a specified path.
Get
the base name of a file or folder
This example demonstrates how to use the GetBaseName method to return the base
name of the file or folder, in a specified path.
The 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 is also possible to retrieve file system information with this object.
The following code creates a text file (c:\test.txt) and then
writes some text to the file:
| <% dim fs,fname set fs=Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") set fname=fs.CreateTextFile("c:\test.txt",true) fname.WriteLine("Hello World!") fname.Close set fname=nothing set fs=nothing %> |
The FileSystemObject object's properties and methods are described below:
Properties
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
| Drives | Returns a collection of all Drive objects on the computer |
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 a specified drive exists |
| FileExists | Checks if a specified file exists |
| FolderExists | Checks if a specified folder exists |
| GetAbsolutePathName | Returns the complete path from the root of the drive for the specified path |
| GetBaseName | Returns the base name of a specified file or folder |
| GetDrive | Returns a Drive object corresponding to the drive in a specified path |
| GetDriveName | Returns the drive name of a specified path |
| GetExtensionName | Returns the file extension name for the last component in a specified path |
| GetFile | Returns a File object for a specified path |
| GetFileName | Returns the file name or folder name for the last component in a specified path |
| GetFolder | Returns a Folder object for a specified path |
| GetParentFolderName | Returns the name of the parent folder of the last component in a specified path |
| GetSpecialFolder | Returns the path to some of Windows' special 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 |
