The following sections provide details about the FileSystemObject properties.

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AtEndOfLine Property

Returns true if the file pointer is positioned immediately before the end-of-line marker in a TextStream file; false if it is not.

AtEndOfStream Property

Returns true if the file pointer is at the end of a TextStream file; false if it is not.

Attributes Property

Sets or returns the attributes of files or folders.

AvailableSpace Property

Returns the amount of space available to a user on the specified drive or network share.

Column Property

Returns the column number of the current character position in a TextStream file.

CompareMode Property

Sets and returns the comparison mode for comparing string keys in a Dictionary object.

Count Property

Returns the number of items in a collection or Dictionary object.

DateCreated Property

Returns the date and time that the specified file or folder was created. Read-only.

DateLastAccessed Property

Returns the date and time that the specified file or folder was last accessed.

DateLastModified Property

Returns the date and time that the specified file or folder was last modified.

Drive Property

Returns the drive letter of the drive on which the specified file or folder resides.

DriveLetter Property

Returns the drive letter of a physical local drive or a network share.

Drives Property

Returns a Drives collection consisting of all Drive objects available on the local machine.

DriveType Property

Returns a value indicating the type of a specified drive.

Files Property

Returns a Files collection consisting of all File objects contained in the specified folder, including those with hidden and system file attributes set.

FileSystemProperty

Returns the type of file system in use for the specified drive.

FreeSpace Property

Returns the amount of free space available to a user on the specified drive or network share.

IsReady Property

Returns true if the specified drive is ready; false if it is not.

IsRootFolder Property

Returns true if the specified folder is the root folder; false if it is not.

Item Property

Sets or returns an item for a specified key in a Dictionary object. For collections, returns an item based on the specified key.

Key Property

Sets a key in a Dictionary object.

Line Property

Returns the current line number in a TextStream file.

Name Property

Sets or returns the name of a specified file or folder.

ParentFolder Property

Returns the folder object for the parent of the specified file or folder.

Path Property

Returns the path for a specified file, folder, or drive.

RootFolder Property

Returns a Folder object representing the root folder of a specified drive.

SerialNumber Property

Returns the decimal serial number used to uniquely identify a disk volume.

ShareName Property

Returns the network share name for a specified drive.

ShortName Property

Returns the short name used by programs that require the earlier 8.3 naming convention.

ShortPath Property

Returns the short path used by programs that require the earlier 8.3 file naming convention.

Size Property

For files, returns the size, in bytes, of the specified file. For folders, returns the size, in bytes, of all files and subfolders contained in the folder.

SubFolders Property

Returns a Folders collection consisting of all folders contained in a specified folder, including those with hidden and system file attributes set.

TotalSize Property

Returns the total space, in bytes, of a drive or network share.

Type Property

Returns information about the type of a file or folder.

VolumeName Property

Sets or returns the volume name of the specified drive.

Related Sections

Scripting Run-Time Reference

List of elements that make up Scripting Run-Time Reference.

FileSystemObject Basics

A guide to the fundamentals of the FileSystemObject.