Section A.9. File System Objects

A 9 File System Objects

A.9.1 Drive Object

AvailableSpace Property	Returns a number representing the available space on the drive in bytes
DriveLetter Property	Returns a string containing the drive letter
DriveType Property	Returns a DriveTypeConst specifying the type of drive
FileSystem Property	Returns a string containing an abbreviation for the filesystem type (i.e., FAT)
FreeSpace Property	Returns the free space on the drive in bytes
IsReady Property	Returns True if the specified drive is ready
Path Property	Returns a string containing the full path of the drive
RootFolder Property	Returns a Folder object representing the root of the drive
SerialNumber Property	Returns a Long containing the serial number of the disk
ShareName Property	Returns a String containing the share name, if any
TotalSize Property	Returns a variant containing the total size of the disk in bytes
VolumeName Property	Returns a string containing the name of the current volume

A.9.2 Drives Collection Object

Count Property	Returns the number of Drive objects in the collection
Item Property	Returns the Drive object associated with the given key (the drive name)

A.9.3 File Object

Attributes Property	Returns a FileAttributes constant
Copy Method	Copies this file to another location
DateCreated Property	Returns the date the file was created
DateLastAccessed Property	Returns the date the file was last accessed
DateLastModified Property	Returns the date the file was last modified
Delete Method	Removes this file
Drive Property	Returns a Drive object representing the drive on which this file is located
Move Method	Moves this file to another location
Name Property	Returns the name of this file
OpenAsTextStream	Opens this file for text manipulation and returns the open file as a TextStream object
ParentFolder Property	Returns a Folder object representing the folder in which this file is contained
Path Property	Returns a string containing the full path of this file
ShortName Property	Returns a string containing the short name of this file
ShortPath Property	Returns a string containing the short path of this file
Size Property	Returns a Variant specifying the size of this file
Type Property	Returns a string detailing the type of this file

A.9.4 Files Collection Object

Count Property	Returns the number of Folder objects in the collection
Item Property	Returns the File object associated with the specified key

A.9.5 FileSystemObject Object

BuildPath Function	Returns a string containing the full path
CopyFile Method	Copies a file
CopyFolder Method	Copies a folder and its contents
CreateFolder Function	Returns a Folder object for the newly created folder
CreateTextFile Function	Returns a TextStream object for the newly created text file
DeleteFile Method	Removes a file from disk
DeleteFolder Method	Removes the folder and its contents from disk
DriveExists Function	Returns True if the specified drive is found
Drives Property	Returns a Drive object
FileExists Function	Returns True if the specified file is found
FolderExists Function	Returns True if the specified folder is found
GetAbsolutePathName Function	Returns the canonical representation of the path
GetBaseName Function	Returns the base name from a path
GetDrive Function	Returns a Drive object for the specified drive
GetDriveName Function	Returns a string representing the name of a drive
GetExtensionName Function	Returns a string containing the extension from a given path
GetFile Function	Returns a File object
GetFileName Function	Returns a string containing the name of a file from a given path
GetFileVersion Function	Returns a string containing the version of a file
GetFolder Function	Returns a Folder object
GetParentFolderName Function	Returns the name of the folder immediately above the folder in a given path
GetSpecialFolder Function	Returns a folder object representing one of the special Windows folders
GetStandardStream	Returns a TextStream object representing the standard input, standard output, or standard error stream
GetTempName Function	Returns a string containing a valid windows temporary filename
MoveFile Method	Moves a file from one location to another
MoveFolder Method	Moves a folder and all its contents from one location to another
OpenTextFile Function	Returns a TextStream object of the opened file

A.9.6 Folder Object

Attributes Property	Returns a FileAttributes constant value
Copy Method	Copies this folder and its contents to another location
CreateTextFile Function	Returns a TextStream object for the newly created text file
DateCreated Property	Returns the date the folder was created
DateLastAccessed Property	Returns the date the folder was last accessed
DateLastModified Property	Returns the date the folder was last modified
Delete Method	Removes the folder and all its contents
Drive Property	Returns a Drive object representing the drive on which the folder is located
Files Property	Returns a Files collection object representing the files in the folder
IsRootFolder Property	Returns True if the folder is the root of the drive
Move Method	Moves the folder and its contents to another location
Name Property	Returns the name of the folder
ParentFolder Property	Returns a Folder object representing the next folder up in hierarchy
Path Property	Returns a string containing the full path of the folder
ShortName Property	Returns a string containing the short name of the folder
ShortPath Property	Returns a string containing the short path of the folder
Size Property	Returns a Variant specifying the total size of all files and all subfolders contained in the folder
SubFolders Property	Returns a Folders collection object representing the subfolders contained in the folder
Type Property	Returns a string detailing the type of folder

A.9.7 Folders Collection Object

Add Function	Returns a Folder object for the newly created folder
Count Property	Returns the number of Folder objects in the collection
Item Property	Returns the Folder object associated with the specified key

A.9.8 TextStreamObject

AtEndOfLine Property	Returns True if the end of the line has been reached
AtEndOfStream Property	Returns True if the end of the text stream has been reached
Close Method	Closes the TextStream object
Column Property	Returns a Long specifying the current column number
Line Property	Returns a Long specifying the current line number
Read Function	Returns a string containing a specified number of characters from the TextStream
ReadAll Function	Returns a string containing the entire contents the TextStream
ReadLine Function	Returns a string containing the current line within the TextStream
Skip Method	Skips a specified number of characters
SkipLine Method	Skips to the next line
Write Method	Writes a specified string to the TextStream
WriteBlankLines Method	Writes a specified number of blank lines to the TextStream
WriteLine Method	Writes a specified string and a line break to the TextStream