Folder Object

Folder object of FileSystemObject component is related to manipulating folder of a file system of the web server located.

Methods

Method	Description
Copy	to copy the specified folder object instance to the destination location.
Delete	to delete the specified folder object instance.
Move	to move the specified folder object instance to the destination location.
CreateTextFile	to return a TextStream object corresponding to the specified file after creation for text manipulation.

Properties

Property	Description
Attributes	to set or get the folder attributes of the specified folder object instance.
DateCreated	a read only property to get the created date and time attribute of the specified folder object instance.
DateLastAccessed	a read only property to get the last accessed date and time attribute of the specified folder object instance.
DateLastModified	a read only property to get the last modified date and time attribute of the specified folder object instance.
Drive	a read only property to get the drive letter on which the specified folder object instance resides.
Files (Collection)	to return a collection of all File objects contained in the specified folder object instance.
IsRootFolder	to check whether the specified folder object instance is a root folder or not.
Name	to set or get the name of the specified folder object instance.
ParentFolder	a read only property to return the folder object of the parent of the specified folder object instance.
Path	to get the path of the specified folder object instance
ShortName	to get the short name with 8.3 naming convention of the specified folder object instance
ShortPath	to get the short path with 8.3 naming convention of the specified folder object instance
Size	to get the total size, in bytes, for all files and subfolders of the specified folder object instance.
SubFolders (Collection)	to return a collection of all Folder objects contained in the specified folder object instance.
Type	to get the type information of the specified folder object instance

Remarks

The methods and properties of Folder object can be grouped into

Folder Inforamtion
- Folder Space: Size
- Folder Details: Drive; IsRootFolder; Name; Path; ShortName; ShortPath; Type
- Folder Properties: Attributes; DateCreated; DateLastAccessed; DateLastModified;
Folder Manipulation
- Folder operation: Copy; Delete; Move
- Folder Object Manipulation: CreateTextFile; Files; ParentFolder, SubFolders

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