| ASP Folder Object    
 The Folder Object is used to return information about a 
specified folder. 
 The Folder ObjectThe Folder object is used to return information about a specified folder. To work with the properties and methods of the Folder object, you will have to 
create an instance of
the Folder object through the FileSystemObject object. First; create a FileSystemObject
object and then instantiate the Folder object through the GetFolder method of the
FileSystemObject object. The following code uses the GetFolder method of the FileSystemObject object to
instantiate the Folder object and the DateCreated property to return the date when
the specified folder was created: 
  
    | <%
Dim fs,fo
Set fs=Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set fo=fs.GetFolder("c:\test")
Response.Write("Folder created: " & fo.DateCreated)
set fo=nothing
set fs=nothing
%>Output: Folder created: 10/22/2001 10:01:19 AM |  The Folder object's collections, properties, and methods are described below:  Collections
  
    | Collection | Description |  
    | Files | Returns a collection of all the files in a
      specified folder |  
    | SubFolders | Returns a collection of all subfolders in a specified folder |  Properties
  
    | Property | Description |  
    | Attributes | Sets or returns the attributes of a specified folder |  
    | DateCreated | Returns the date and time when a specified folder was created |  
    | DateLastAccessed | Returns the date and time when a specified folder was last accessed |  
    | DateLastModified | Returns the date and time when a specified folder was last modified |  
    | Drive | Returns the drive letter of the drive where the specified 
    folder resides |  
    | IsRootFolder | Returns true if a folder is the root
      folder and false if not |  
    | Name | Sets or returns the name of a specified folder |  
    | ParentFolder | Returns the parent folder of a specified folder |  
    | Path | Returns the path for a specified folder |  
    | ShortName | Returns the short name of a specified folder (the 8.3 naming convention) |  
    | ShortPath | Returns the short path of a specified folder (the 8.3 naming convention) |  
    | Size | Returns the size of a specified folder |  
    | Type | Returns the type of a specified folder |  Methods
  
    | Method | Description |  
    | Copy | Copies a specified folder from one location to another |  
    | Delete | Deletes a specified folder |  
    | Move | Moves a specified folder from one location to another |  
    | CreateTextFile | Creates a new text file in the specified folder and returns a TextStream object to
      access the
      file |  
 
     
 
 
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