The file Object
This method returns the file object of the given file name. The following script should create a file object for f:\yehuda\js\tips\myapps.txt:
<SCRIPT LANGUAGE="JavaScript">
<!--
var fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
fileObj = fso.GetFile("f:\\yehuda\\js\\tips\\myapp.txt");
-->
</SCRIPT>
Here are the file object's properties:
| Property | Description |
Attributes | Refers to the file attributes |
DateCreated | Returns the file's creation date |
DateLastAccessed | Returns the file's last-accessed date |
DateLastModified | Returns the file's last-modified date |
Drive | Returns the file's letter drive |
Name | Returns the file name |
ParentFolder | Returns the file's parent folder name |
Path | Returns the file's long path |
ShortPath | Returns the file's short path |
Size | Returns the file size |
Type | Returns the file type |
Here are the file object's methods:
| Method | Description |
Copy() | Copies the file from one folder to another |
Delete() | Removes the file |
Move() | Moves the file from one folder to another |
OpenAsTextStream() | Opens the file as a text stream |
  
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