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.
DrivesExists 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.
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.

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.