Windows XP in a Nutshell, Second Edition

FileSystem Object

The default WSH scripting languages (VBScript and JScript) do not have any native file manipulation capabilities. This functionality is provided by the COM object FileSystem.

The FileSystem object (FSO) exposes a number of separate objects that provide the ability to perform file-related operations. Table 9-18 lists the objects exposed by the FileSystem component

Table 9-18. FileSystem objects

Object	Description
Folders	A collection that contains a list of folders for a specified folder
Folder	Exposes folder information such as size, attributes, and date information and methods to move, delete, and copy
Files	A collection that contains a list of files for a specified folder
File	Exposes file information such as size, attributes, and date information and methods to move, delete, and copy
Drives	Collection object that contains a list of available drives on the local machine
Drive	Exposes drive information, such as size and type
TextStream	Provides text file manipulation

The FSO exposes methods and properties that perform file manipulation operations. Before you can reference any of the objects listed in Table 9-18, you must create an instance of the FSO object:

'create an instance of an FSO object
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

The FSO object exposes a number of file manipulation methods and properties. The following commands are a few of the most useful FSO-related methods and properties. See “Additional Resources,” ...