File System Object
by Linda Quinn
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Create an instance of the file system object:
Dim fso As FileSystemObject
Set fso = New FileSystemObject
Select scrrun.dll as a Reference.
FileSystemObject Object Model
FileSystemObject
Drives
Drive
Folders
Folder
Files
File
TextStream
Example of Creating a Text File
Dim fso As FileSystemObject
Dim ts As TextStream
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set ts = fso.CreateTextFile("C:\MyFile")
ts.writeline = "This is a new line."
Example of Opening a Text File
Dim fso As FileSystemObject
Dim ts As TextStream
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set ts = fso.OpenTextFile("C:\MyFile", ForReading)
Do While Not ts.AtEndOfStream
strtext = ts.readline
ts.MoveNext
Loop
Reading through a Folder
Dim fs As FileSystemObject
Dim f As Folder
Dim fc As Files
Dim fl As File
Set fs = CreateObject("Scripting.filesystemobject")
Set f = fs.GetFolder(xpath)
Set fc = f.Files
For Each fl In fc
If Left(fl.Name, Len(3)) = "JV1" Then
cmpy = Mid(fl.Name, 7, 3)
Next fl
FileSystemObject Methods
Drive Methods
- DriveExists - Returns a BOOLEAN value.
- GetDrive - Returns DRIVE object.
- GetDriveName - Returns a STRING object.
Folder Methods
- CreateFolder - Creates a FOLDERobject.
- DeleteFolder - Deletes a FOLDER object.
- GetFolder - Returns a FOLDER object.
- GetParentFolderName - Returns a STRING object.>
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