VBScript Methods of FSO Folder Object

Some typical predefined Elements are.

• FSO Folder Object:
  • Copy Method
  • Delete Method
  • Move Method
  • CreateTextFile Method ≡ TextStream object

Copy Method

last updated 12/16/2017

is to copy the associated file or folder object to the specified destination according to the specified overwrite setting.

Syntax

fsofolderobjvar.Copy( destination[, overwrite] )

fsofileobjvar.Copy( destination[, overwrite] )

Argument

fsofolderobjvar | fsofileobjvarRequired. to specify the associated Object instance reference.CopyRequired Keyword. to specify the Method of associated Object.destinationRequired. Destination where the file or folder is to be copied. Wildcard characters are not allowed.overwriteOptional. Boolean value that is True (default) if existing files or folders are to be overwritten; False if they are not.

Remarks

• The results of the Copy method on a File or Folder are identical to operations performed using FileSystemObject.CopyFile or FileSystemObject.CopyFolder where the file or folder referred to by object is passed as an argument.
• However, that the alternative methods are capable of copying multiple files or folders.

Applied to

Folder Object, File Object

Delete Method

last updated 12/16/2017

is to delete the associated file or folder object according to the force setting.

Syntax

fsofolderobjvar.Delete( [force])

fsofileobjvar.Delete( [force])

Argument

fsofolderobjvar | fsofileobjvarRequired. to specify the associated Object instance reference.DeleteRequired Keyword. to specify the Method of associated Object.forceOptional. Boolean value that is True if files or folders with the read-only attribute set are to be deleted; False (default) if they are not.

Remarks

• An error occurs if the specified file or folder does not exist.
• The results of the Delete method on a File or Folder are identical to operations performed using FileSystemObject.DeleteFile or FileSystemObject.DeleteFolder.
• The Delete method does not distinguish between folders that have contents and those that do not.
• The specified folder is deleted regardless of whether or not it has contents.

Applied to

Folder Object, File Object

Move Method

last updated 12/16/2017

is to move folder or file of the associated Folder or File Object to the specified destination.

Syntax

fsofolderobjvar.Move( destination )

fsofileobjvar.Move( destination )

Argument

fsofolderobjvar | fsofileobjvarRequired. to specify the associated Object instance reference.MoveRequired Keyword. to specify the Method of associated Object.destinationRequired. Destination where the file or folder is to be moved. Wildcard characters are not allowed.

Remarks

• The results of the Move method on a File or Folder are identical to operations performed using FileSystemObject.MoveFile or FileSystemObject.MoveFolder.
• However, that the alternative methods are capable of moving multiple files or folders.

Applied to

Folder Object, File Object

CreateTextFile Method

last updated 12/14/2017

is to create the given filename file according to the overwrite setting.and to return the associated textStream object that can be used to read from or write to the created file.

Syntax

fsoobjvar.CreateTextFile(filename[, overwrite[, unicode]])

fsofolderobjvar.CreateTextFile(filename[, overwrite[, unicode]])

Argument

fsoobjvar | fsofolderobjvarRequired. to specify the associated Object instance reference.CreateTextFileRequired Keyword. to specify the Method of associated Object.filenameRequired. String expression that identifies the file to create.overwriteOptional. Boolean value that indicates whether you can overwrite an existing file. The value is true if the file can be overwritten, false if it can't be overwritten. If omitted, existing files are not overwritten.unicodeOptional. Boolean value that indicates whether the file is created as a Unicode or ASCII file. The value is true if the file is created as a Unicode file, false if it's created as an ASCII file. If omitted, an ASCII file is assumed.

Remarks

• If the overwrite argument is false, or is not provided, for a filename that already exists, an error occurs.

Applied to

FileSystemObject Object, Folder Object, TextStream Object