ASP FileSystemObject Object

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The FileSystemObject object is used to access the file system on
a server.

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Try it Yourself - Examples

Does a specified file exist?
How to check if a file exists.

Does a specified folder exist?
How to check if a folder exists.

Does a specified drive exist?
How to check if a drive exists.

Get the name of a specified drive
How to get the name of a specified drive.

Get the name of the parent folder of a specified path
How to get the name of the parent folder of a specified path.

Get file name
How to get the file name of the last component in a specified path.

Get the file extension
How to get the file extension of the last component in a specified path.

Get the base name of a file or folder
How to get the base name of a file or folder, in a specified path.

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The FileSystemObject Object

The FileSystemObject object is used to access the file system on a server.

This object can manipulate files, folders, and directory paths. It is also
possible to retrieve file system information with this object.

The following code creates a text file (c:\test.txt) and then writes some text to
the file:

<%
dim fs,fname
set fs=Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
set fname=fs.CreateTextFile("c:\test.txt",true)
fname.WriteLine("Hello World!")
fname.Close
set fname=nothing
set fs=nothing
%>

The FileSystemObject object's properties and methods are described below:

Properties

Property Description

Drives
Returns a collection of all Drive objects on the computer

Methods

Method Description

BuildPath
Appends a name to an existing path

CopyFile
Copies one or more files from one location to another

CopyFolder
Copies one or more folders from one location to another

CreateFolder
Creates a new folder

CreateTextFile
Creates a text file and returns a TextStream object that
can be used to read from, or write to the file

DeleteFile
Deletes one or more specified files

DeleteFolder
Deletes one or more specified folders

DriveExists
Checks if a specified drive exists

FileExists
Checks if a specified file exists

FolderExists
Checks if a specified folder exists

GetAbsolutePathName
Returns the complete path from the root of the drive for
the specified path

GetBaseName
Returns the base name of a specified file or folder

GetDrive
Returns a Drive object corresponding to the drive in a specified
path

GetDriveName
Returns the drive name of a specified path

GetExtensionName
Returns the file extension name for the last component in a
specified path

GetFile
Returns a File object for a specified path

GetFileName
Returns the file name or folder name for the last component in a
specified path

GetFolder
Returns a Folder object for a specified path

GetParentFolderName
Returns the name of the parent folder of the last component in
a specified path

GetSpecialFolder
Returns the path to some of Windows' special folders

GetTempName
Returns a randomly generated temporary file or folder

MoveFile
Moves one or more files from one location to another

MoveFolder
Moves one or more folders from one location to another

OpenTextFile
Opens a file and returns a TextStream object that can be used to access the
file

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