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FILE SYSTEM OBJECT

Folder Object Methods

Folder Object Methods

1. Copy Method Copies the specified folder from one location to another. Syntax: object.Copy destination[, overwrite]

File Object Attributes

1. DateCreated This property gets the date and time that the file was created. Syntax: object.DateCreated 2. DateLastAccessed Gets the date and time that the file was last accessed. Syntax: object.DateLastAccessed

3. DateLastModified This property returns the date and time that the file was last modified. Syntax: object.DateLastModified 4. Drive Returns the drive letter of the drive where the file is located. Syntax: object.Drive 5. Name Lets us get or change the name of the specified file. Syntax: object.Name [ = newname]

File Object Methods

1. Copy Method This method copies the selected file to the specified destination. Syntax: object.Copy destination[, overwrite] 2. Delete Method The method used to delete the file relating to the specifie File object. Syntax: object.Delete [force]

3. Move Method This method is used to move the file relating to the specified File object to a new destination. Syntax: object.Move destination

TextStreamObject Methods

1. Close Method Closes a currently open TextStream file. Syntax: object.Close 2. Read Method This method reads the number of characters you specify from a Textstream file and returns them as a string. Syntax: object.Read(characters)

3. ReadAll Method This method reads the entire contents of a text file and returns it as a string. Syntax: object.ReadAll 4. ReadLine Method Reads a single line (excluding the newline character) from a TextStream file and returns the contents as a string. Syntax: object.ReadLine

Reading Functions

• (^) ReadLine()
  • (^) Read an entire line (upto but not including the new line character.
• (^) ReadAll()
  • (^) Reads entire content text file.

Drive Object Attributes

1. AvailableSpace Returns the amount of space available on the specified local or remote disk drive. Syntax: object.AvailableSpace 2. DriveLetter Returns the dirve letter of the specified local or remote disk drive. Read only. Syntax: object.DriveLetter

5. FreeSpace Returns the amount of free space available to a user on the specified local or remote drive. Syntax: object.FreeSpace 6. IsReady This property is a Boolean whose value is True if the specified drive is available for use and False otherwise. Syntax: object.IsReady 7. Path Returns the path for a specified file, folder or drive. Syntax: object.Path

8. TotalSize Property Returns the total space, in bytes, of the specified drive. Syntax: object.TotalSize 9. VolumeName Property Sets or returns the volume name of the specified drive. Syntax: object. VolumeName [ = newname]