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FileSystemObject Object
 FileSystemObject.GetExtensionName
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 FileSystemObject.GetTempName Method
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FileSystemObject Object

One function of FileSystemObject object is the manipulation of general file system information. One type of the file system manipulation is related to the local system. The other type of the file system manipulation is related to the path string editing and the path string need not be an existing path.

FileSystemObject.GetExtensionName

FileSystemObject.GetExtensionName method is the method to return the string of the file extension of the last component from the specified path related to the specified FileSystemObject Object.

Syntax:

FileSystemObjectName.GetExtensionName(path)

 Or in VBScript. Imply

pathext = FileSystemObjectName.GetExtensionName(path)

 Or in JScript. Imply

pathext = FileSystemObjectName.GetExtensionName(path)

Parameters:

pathext

The parameter "pathext" is the name assigned to the path extension string returned by the method using the FileSystemObjectName.GetExtensionName Method.

FileSystemObjectName

The parameter "FileSystemObjectName" is used to specify the name of the instance of the FileSystemObject Object related to.

path

The parameter "path" is used to specify an existing path to which the path extension to be returned. The "path" is not necessary to specify any existing folder.

Return Values:

path extension string

The method returns a string of the path extension related to the specified FileSystemObject Object. 

Remarks:

FileSystemObjectName should always refer to a FileSystemObject Object.

For network drives, the root directory (\) is considered to be a component.

 The GetExtensionName Method returns an empty string ("") if the file of the last component of the specified path does not exist.

Examples:

  • Example of using the GetExtensionName method to return a path extension string of the last component of the specified path

    ASP VBScript command:

    <script runat="server" language="VBScript">
    Dim fso, pathext
    Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
    pathext = fso.GetExtensionName("c:")
    Response.Write pathext  & "<br>"
    Response.Write fso.GetExtensionName("d:") & "<br>"
    Response.Write fso.GetExtensionName("c:..") & "<br>"
    Response.Write fso.GetExtensionName("d:..") & "<br>"
    Response.Write fso.GetExtensionName("c:\") & "<br>"
    Response.Write fso.GetExtensionName("d:\") & "<br>"
    Response.Write fso.GetExtensionName("c:*.*\xyz") & "<br>"
    Response.Write fso.GetExtensionName("d:*.*\xyz") & "<br>"
    Response.Write fso.GetExtensionName("c:\..\..\xyz") & "<br>"
    Response.Write fso.GetExtensionName("d:\..\..\xyz") & "<br>"
    Response.Write fso.GetExtensionName("xyz") & "<br>"
    Response.Write fso.GetExtensionName("xyz.xyz") & "<br>"
    Response.Write fso.GetExtensionName("c:\xyz") & "<br>"
    Response.Write fso.GetExtensionName("c:\xyz\xyz") & "<br>"
    Response.Write fso.GetExtensionName("c:\xyz.xyz") & "<br>"
    </script>

    HTML web page ouput:ouput:
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  • Example of using the GetSpecialFolder method to create a new path string

    ASP JScript command:

    <script runat="server" language="JScript">
    var fso, pathext="";
    fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
    pathext += fso.GetExtensionName("c:");
    Response.Write("<ol>");
    Response.Write("<li>" + pathext + "</li>");
    Response.Write("<li>" + fso.GetExtensionName("d:") + "</li>");
    Response.Write("<li>" + fso.GetExtensionName("c:..") + "</li>");
    Response.Write("<li>" + fso.GetExtensionName("d:..") + "</li>");
    Response.Write("<li>" + fso.GetExtensionName("c:\\") + "</li>");
    Response.Write("<li>" + fso.GetExtensionName("d:\\") + "</li>");
    Response.Write("<li>" + fso.GetExtensionName("c:*.*\\xyz") + "</li>");
    Response.Write("<li>" + fso.GetExtensionName("d:*.*\\xyz") + "</li>");
    Response.Write("<li>" + fso.GetExtensionName("c:\\..\\..\\xyz") + "</li>");
    Response.Write("<li>" + fso.GetExtensionName("d:\\..\\..\\xyz") + "</li>");
    Response.Write("<li>" + fso.GetExtensionName("xyz") + "</li>");
    Response.Write("<li>" + fso.GetExtensionName("xyz.xyz") + "</li>");
    Response.Write("<li>" + fso.GetExtensionName("c:\\xyz") + "</li>");
    Response.Write("<li>" + fso.GetExtensionName("c:\\xyz\\xyz") + "</li>");
    Response.Write("<li>" + fso.GetExtensionName("c:\\xyz.xyz") + "</li>");
    Response.Write("</ol>");
    </script>

    HTML web page ouput:
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FileSystemObject.GetTempName Method

FileSystemObject.GetTempName method is the method to return a randomly generated temporary name for used as a temporary file or folder name related to the specified FileSystemObject Object.

Syntax:

FileSystemObjectName.GetTempName()

 Or in VBScript. Imply

tname = FileSystemObjectName.GetTempName()

 Or in JScript. Imply

tname = FileSystemObjectName.GetTempName()

Parameters:

tname

The parameter "tname" is the name assigned to the temporary name string randomly generated and returned by the method using the FileSystemObjectName.GetTempName Method.

FileSystemObjectName

The parameter "FileSystemObjectName" is used to specify the name of the instance of the FileSystemObject Object related to.

Return Values:

tname string

The method returns a string of the  randomly generated temporary name related to the specified FileSystemObject Object. 

Remarks:

FileSystemObjectName should always refer to a FileSystemObject Object.

The GetTempName method only returns a randomly generated temporary name for further use. The GetTempName method itself does not create a file or a folder but the randomly generated temporary name can be used as a randomly generated temporary file name or folder name.

Examples:

  • Example of using the GetTempName method to create a randomly generated temporary name

    ASP VBScript command:

    <script runat="server" language="VBScript">
    Dim fso, tname
    Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
    tname = fso.GetTempName()
    Response.Write tname
    </script>

    HTML web page ouput:

    rad8674C.tmp

  • Example of using the GetTempName method to create a randomly generated temporary name

    ASP JScript command:d:

    <script runat="server" language="JScript">
    var fso, tname;
    fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
    tnamet = fso.GetTempName();
    Response.Write(tnamet);
    </script>t;

    HTML web page ouput:

    rad57DF1.tmp

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