File Object

File object of FileSystemObject component is related to manipulating file of a file system of the web server located.

Methods

Method	Description
Copy	to copy the specified file object instance to the destination location.
Delete	to delete the specified file object instance.
Move	to move the specified file object instance to the destination location.
OpenAsTextStream	to return a TextStream object corresponding to the specified file after opening for text manipulation.

Properties

Property	Description
Attributes	to set or get the folder attributes of the specified file object instance.
DateCreated	a read only property to get the created date and time attribute of the specified file object instance.
DateLastAccessed	a read only property to get the last accessed date and time attribute of the specified file object instance.
DateLastModified	a read only property to get the last modified date and time attribute of the specified file object instance.
Drive	a read only property to get the drive letter on which the specified file object instance resides.
Name	to set or get the name of the specified file object instance.
ParentFolder	a read only property to return the folder object of the parent of the specified file object instance.
Path	to get the path of the specified file object instance
ShortName	to get the short name with 8.3 naming convention of the specified file object instance
ShortPath	to get the short path with 8.3 naming convention of the specified file object instance
Size	to get the size, in bytes, of the specified file object instance.
Type	to get the type information of the specified file object instance

Remarks

The methods and properties of File object can be grouped into

File Inforamtion
- File Space: Size
- File Details: Drive; Name; Path; ShortName; ShortPath; Type
- File Properties: Attributes; DateCreated; DateLastAccessed; DateLastModified;
File Manipulation
- File operation: Copy; Delete; Move
- File Object Manipulation: OpenAsTextStream; ParentFolder

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