VBScript in a Nutshell

Name

Folders.Add Method

Syntax

                  oFoldersCollObj
                  .Add newfoldername

oFoldersCollObj

Use: Required

Data Subtype: Folders collection object

Any object variable returning a Folders collection object.

newfoldername

Use: Required

Data Subtype: String

The name of the new folder.

Return Value

Folder object.

Description

Creates a new folder. The location of the new folder is determined by the parent to which the Folders collection object belongs. For example, if you are calling the Add method from a Folders collection object that is a child of the root Folder object, the new folder is created in the root (i.e., it’s added to the root’s subfolders collection). For example:

Dim oFileSys
Dim oRoot, oChild
Dim oRootFolders

Set oFileSys = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set oRoot = oFileSys.Drives("C").RootFolder
Set oRootFolders = oRoot.SubFolders
Set oChild = oRootFolders.Add("Downloads")

Rules at a Glance

You can’t use a path specifier in newfoldername; you can use only the name of the new folder.

See Also

FileSystemObject.CreateFolder Method