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The following sections provide details about the FileSystemObject methods.
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- Add Method (Dictionary)
Adds a key and item pair to a Dictionary object.
- Add Method (Folders)
Adds a new folder to a Folders collection.
- BuildPath Method
Appends a name to an existing path.
- Close Method
Closes an open TextStream file.
- Copy Method
Copies a specified file or folder from one location to another.
- CopyFile Method
Copies one or more files from one location to another.
- CopyFolder Method
Recursively copies a folder from one location to another.
- CreateFolder Method
Creates a folder.
- CreateTextFile Method
Creates a specified file name and returns a TextStream object that can be used to read from or write to the file.
- Delete Method
Deletes a specified file or folder.
- DeleteFile Method
Deletes a specified file.
- DeleteFolder Method
Deletes a specified folder and its contents.
- DriveExists Method
Returns true if the specified drive exists; false if it does not.
- Exists Method
Returns true if a specified key exists in the Dictionary object, false if it does not.
- FileExists Method
Returns true if a specified file exists; false if it does not.
- FolderExists Method
Returns true if a specified folder exists; false if it does not.
- GetAbsolutePathName Method
Returns a complete and unambiguous path from a provided path specification.
- GetBaseName Method
Returns a string containing the base name of the last component, less any file extension, in a path.
- GetDrive Method
Returns a Drive object corresponding to the drive in a specified path.
- GetDriveName Method
Returns a string containing the name of the drive for a specified path.
- GetExtensionName Method
Returns a string containing the extension name for the last component in a path.
- GetFile Method
Returns a File object corresponding to the file in a specified path.
- GetFileName Method
Returns the last component of specified path that is not part of the drive specification.
- GetFileVersion Method
Returns the version number of a specified file.
- GetFolder Method
Returns a Folder object corresponding to the folder in a specified path.
- GetParentFolderName Method
Returns a string containing the name of the parent folder of the last component in a specified path.
- GetSpecialFolder Method
Returns the special folder object specified.
- GetStandardStream Method
Returns a TextStream object corresponding to the standard input, output, or error stream.
- GetTempName Method
Returns a randomly generated temporary file or folder name that is useful for performing operations that require a temporary file or folder.
- Items Method
Returns an array containing all the items in a Dictionary object.
- Keys Method
Returns an array containing all existing keys in a Dictionary object.
- Move Method
Moves a specified file or folder from one location to another.
- MoveFile Method
Moves one or more files from one location to another.
- MoveFolder Method
Moves one or more folders from one location to another.
- OpenAsTextStream Method
Opens a specified file and returns a TextStream object that can be used to read from, write to, or append to the file.
- OpenTextFile Method
Opens a specified file and returns a TextStream object that can be used to read from, write to, or append to the file.
- Read Method
Reads a specified number of characters from a TextStream file and returns the resulting string.
- ReadAll Method
Reads an entire TextStream file and returns the resulting string.
- ReadLine Method
Reads an entire line (up to, but not including, the newline character) from a TextStream file and returns the resulting string.
- Remove Method
Removes a key, item pair from a Dictionary object.
- RemoveAll Method
Removes all key, item pairs from a Dictionary object.
- Skip Method
Skips a specified number of characters when reading a TextStream file.
- SkipLine
Skips the next line when reading a TextStream file.
- Write Method
Writes a specified string to a TextStream file.
- WriteBlankLines Method
Writes a specified number of newline characters to a TextStream file.
- WriteLine Method
Writes a specified string and newline character to a TextStream file.
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