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.