GetFolder Method

 

Returns a Folder object corresponding to the folder in a specified path.

Syntax

object.GetFolder(folderspec) 

Arguments

• object
  Required. Always the name of a FileSystemObject.

• folderspec
  Required. The folderspec is the path (absolute or relative) to a specific folder.

Remarks

An error occurs if the specified folder does not exist.

The following example illustrates the use of the GetFolder method.

function ShowFolderList(path) {
    var fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
    var folder = fso.GetFolder(path);
    var subFlds = new Enumerator(folder.SubFolders);

    var s = "";
    for (; !subFlds.atEnd(); subFlds.moveNext()) {
        s += subFlds.item()
        s += "<br />";
    }
    return (s);
}

Function ShowFolderList(path)
    Dim fso, folder, subFlds, fld, s

    Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
    Set folder = fso.GetFolder(path)
    Set subFlds = folder.SubFolders

    s = ""
    For Each fld in subFlds
        s = s & fld.name
        s = s & "<br />"
    Next

    ShowFolderList = s
End Function

Applies To:

FileSystemObject Object

Change History

Date	History	Reason
September 2010	Modified examples.	Customer feedback.

See Also

GetAbsolutePathName Method
GetBaseName Method
GetDrive Method
GetDriveName Method
GetExtensionName Method
GetFile Method
GetFileName Method
GetFileVersion Method
GetParentFolderName Method
GetSpecialFolder Method
GetTempName Method
Folder Object