FileSystemObject Methods

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AddMethod(Dictionary)

Adds a key and item pair to aDictionaryobject.

AddMethod(Folders)

Adds a new folder to aFolderscollection.

BuildPathMethod

Appends a name to an existing path.

CloseMethod

Closes an openTextStreamfile.

CopyMethod

Copies a specified file or folder from one location to another.

CopyFileMethod

Copies one or more files from one location to another.

CopyFolderMethod

Recursively copies a folder from one location to another.

CreateFolderMethod

Creates a folder.

CreateTextFileMethod

Creates a specified file name and returns aTextStreamobject that can be used to read from or write to the file.

DeleteMethod

Deletes a specified file or folder.

DeleteFileMethod

Deletes a specified file.

DeleteFolderMethod

Deletes a specified folder and its contents.

DrivesExistsMethod

Returns true if the specified drive exists; false if it does not.

ExistsMethod

Returns true if a specified key exists in theDictionaryobject, false if it does not.

FileExistsMethod

Returns true if a specified file exists; false if it does not.

FolderExistsMethod

Returns true if a specified folder exists; false if it does not.

GetAbsolutePathNameMethod

Returns a complete and unambiguous path from a provided path specification.

GetBaseNameMethod

Returns a string containing the base name of the last component, less any file extension, in a path.

GetDriveMethod

Returns aDriveobject corresponding to the drive in a specified path.

GetDriveNameMethod

Returns a string containing the name of the drive for a specified path.

GetExtensionNameMethod

Returns a string containing the extension name for the last component in a path.

GetFileMethod

Returns aFileobject corresponding to the file in a specified path.

GetFileNameMethod

Returns the last component of specified path that is not part of the drive specification.

GetFileVersionMethod

Returns the version number of a specified file.

GetFolderMethod

Returns aFolderobject corresponding to the folder in a specified path.

GetParentFolderNameMethod

Returns a string containing the name of the parent folder of the last component in a specified path.

GetSpecialFolderMethod

Returns the special folder object specified.

GetTempNameMethod

Returns a randomly generated temporary file or folder name that is useful for performing operations that require a temporary file or folder.

ItemsMethod

Returns an array containing all the items in aDictionaryobject.

KeysMethod

Returns an array containing all existing keys in aDictionaryobject.

MoveMethod

Moves a specified file or folder from one location to another.

MoveFileMethod

Moves one or more files from one location to another.

MoveFolderMethod

Moves one or more folders from one location to another.

OpenAsTextStreamMethod

Opens a specified file and returns aTextStreamobject that can be used to read from, write to, or append to the file.

OpenTextFileMethod

Opens a specified file and returns aTextStreamobject that can be used to read from, write to, or append to the file.

ReadMethod

Reads a specified number of characters from aTextStreamfile and returns the resulting string.

ReadAllMethod

Reads an entireTextStreamfile and returns the resulting string.

ReadLineMethod

Reads an entire line (up to, but not including, the newline character) from aTextStreamfile and returns the resulting string.

RemoveMethod

Removes a key, item pair from aDictionaryobject.

RemoveAllMethod

Removes all key, item pairs from aDictionaryobject.

SkipMethod

Skips a specified number of characters when reading aTextStreamfile.

SkipLine

Skips the next line when reading aTextStreamfile.

WriteMethod

Writes a specified string to aTextStreamfile.

WriteBlankLinesMethod

Writes a specified number of newline characters to aTextStreamfile.

WriteLineMethod

Writes a specified string and newline character to aTextStreamfile.