Scripting the File System, Part I: The File Object - Doc JavaScript

Scripting the File System, Part I

The file Object

GetFile(pathName)

Object

This method returns the file object of the given file name. The following script should create a file object for f:\yehuda\js\tips\myapps.txt:

<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
<!--
var fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
fileObj = fso.GetFile("f:\\yehuda\\js\\tips\\myapp.txt");
-->
</SCRIPT>

Here are the file object's properties:

Property	Description
Attributes	Refers to the file attributes
DateCreated	Returns the file's creation date
DateLastAccessed	Returns the file's last-accessed date
DateLastModified	Returns the file's last-modified date
Drive	Returns the file's letter drive
Name	Returns the file name
ParentFolder	Returns the file's parent folder name
Path	Returns the file's long path
ShortPath	Returns the file's short path
Size	Returns the file size
Type	Returns the file type

Here are the file object's methods:

Method	Description
Copy()	Copies the file from one folder to another
Delete()	Removes the file
Move()	Moves the file from one folder to another
OpenAsTextStream()	Opens the file as a text stream

Next: How to use GetFolder()

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Created: November 20, 2000
Revised: November 20, 2000

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