Microsoft® Windows® Scripting Self-Paced Learning Guide

Creating File System Object

To talk to the file system, the script needs to make a connection to it so that it can read files and folders. The tool used with Microsoft Visual Basic Script (VBScript) is called the file system object. Once you create an instance of the file system object, you can leverage its power to perform some or all of the following tasks:

• Create files and folders

• Copy files and folders

• Move files and folders

• Delete files and folders

• List properties of files and folders

Just the Steps

To enumerate a list of files

1. Use CreateObject to create the FileSystemObject.

2. Define the folder to be searched by using GetFolder.

3. Use the Files command ...