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Method Description
BuildPath Appends a name to an existing path Unit 13: ASP Cookies and Caching
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
Notes
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

The FileSystem property returns the file system in use for a specified drive.
This property will return one of the following:
 FAT - for removable drives

 CDFS - for CD-ROM drives
 FAT, FAT32 or NTFS - for hard disks on Windows 2000 or Windows NT
 FAT or FAT32 - for hard disks on Windows 9x
Syntax
DriveObject.FileSystem

Example:
<%
dim fs,d
set fs=Server.CreateObject(“Scripting.FileSystemObject”)
set d=fs.GetDrive(“c:”)
Response.Write(“The file system in use is: “ & d.FileSystem)
set d=nothing
set fs=nothing
%>

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