File system object in vb script

File system object in vb script

Filesystemobject can be used to work with drives, folders, and files.

Filesystemobject  has methods and properties that allow us to create, delete, gain information about, and generally manipulate drives, folders, and files.

Important Methods of filesystemobject in vb script

1. CopyFile
2. CopyFolder    
3. CreateFolder
4. CreateTextFile
5. DeleteFile
6. DeleteFolder 
7. DriveExists
8. FileExists
9. FolderExists
10. GetAbsolutePathName
11. GetBaseName   
12. GetDrive
13. GetDriveName
14. GetExtensionName
15. GetFile
16. GetFileName
17. GetFolder    
18. GetParentFolderName
19. GetSpecialFolder
20. GetTempName
21. MoveFile
22. MoveFolder
23. OpenTextFile 

Working with files

Creating and writing to file
 You can create a text file using this object.

Set obj = createobject("scripting.filesystemobject")
set f = obj.createtextfile("g:\salunke.txt")                      ' create a file
f.write str                ' write some data into file
set f= nothing           ' release memory
set obj = nothing

Reading from the file character by character
Set fo = createobject("scripting.filesystemobject")

  set stream1= fo.OpenTextFile("c:\abc.txt",1)
  msgbox stream1.AtEndOfStream
  Do While   (stream1.AtEndOfStream <> true )
    msgbox stream1.Read(1)
  loop
  stream1.Close
  Set stream1 = nothing

Appending data to file

set stream1= fo.OpenTextFile("c:\abc.txt",8)

  stream1.Write("append it")
                stream1.Close
  Set stream1 = nothing
  Set fo = nothing

Working with Folders

We can create, delete folders.

Working with Drives