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Feature Information Alphabetic Keyword List Methods Objects Properties |
These handy blocks of information will help you explore the many different parts of the Scripting Run-Time Library. | Features |
Description |
Microsoft Scripting
Run-Time Features |
List of features currently in Microsoft Scripting Run-Time Library. |
Language Element |
Description |
Add Method (Dictionary) | Adds a key and item pair to a Dictionary object. |
Add Method (Folders) | Adds a new Folder to a Folders collection. |
AtEndOfLine Property | Returns True if the file pointer immediately precedes the end-of-line marker in a TextStream file; False if it is not. |
AtEndOfStream Property | Returns True if the file pointer is at the end of a TextStream file; False if it is not. |
Attributes Property | Sets or returns the attributes of files or folders. |
AvailableSpace Property | Returns the amount of space available to a user on the specified drive or network share. |
BuildPath Method | Appends a name to an existing path. |
Close Method | Closes an open TextStream file. |
Column Property | Returns the column number of the current character position in a TextStream file. |
CompareMode Property | Sets and returns the comparison mode for comparing string keys in a Dictionary object. |
Copy Method | Copies a specified file or folder from one location to another. |
CopyFile Method | Copies one or more files from one location to another. |
CopyFolder Method | Recursively copies a folder from one location to another. |
Count Property | Returns the number of items in a collection or Dictionary object. |
CreateFolder Method | Creates a folder. |
CreateTextFile Method | Creates a specified file name and returns a TextStream object that can be used to read from or write to the file. |
DateCreated Property | Returns the date and time that the specified file or folder was created. |
DateLastAccessed Property | Returns the date and time that the specified file or folder was last accessed. |
DateLastModified Property | Returns the date and time that the specified file or folder was last modified. |
Delete Method | Deletes a specified file or folder. |
DeleteFile Method | Deletes a specified file. |
DeleteFolder Method | Deletes a specified folder and its contents. |
Dictionary Object | Object that stores data key, item pairs. |
Drive Object | Provides access to the properties of a particular disk drive or network share. |
Drive Property | Returns the drive letter of the drive on which the specified file or folder resides. |
DriveExists Method | Returns True if the specified drive exists; False if it does not. |
DriveLetter Property | Returns the drive letter of a physical local drive or a network share. |
Drives Collection | Read-only collection of all available drives. |
Drives Property | Returns a Drives collection consisting of all Drive objects available on the local machine. |
DriveType Property | Returns a value indicating the type of a specified drive. |
Exists Method | Returns True if a specified key exists in the Dictionary object, False if it does not. |
File Object | Provides access to all the properties of a file. |
FileExists Method | Returns True if a specified file exists; False if it does not. |
Files Collection | Collection of all File objects within a folder. |
Files Property | Returns a Files collection consisting of all File objects contained in the specified folder, including those with hidden and system file attributes set. |
FileSystemObject Object | Provides access to a computer's file system. |
FileSystem Property | Returns the type of file system in use for the specified drive. |
Folder Object | Provides access to all the properties of a folder. |
Folders Collection | Collection of all Folder objects contained within a Folder object. |
FolderExists Method | Returns True if a specified folder exists; False if it does not. |
FreeSpace Property | Returns the amount of free space available to a user on the specified drive or network share. |
GetAbsolutePathName Method | Returns a complete and unambiguous path from a provided path specification. |
GetBaseName Method | Returns a string containing the base name of the file (less any file extension), or folder in a provided path specification. |
GetDrive Method | Returns a Drive object corresponding to the drive in a specified path. |
GetDriveName Method | Returns a string containing the name of the drive for a specified path. |
GetExtensionName Method | Returns a string containing the extension name for the last component in a path. |
GetFile Method | Returns a File object corresponding to the file in a specified path. |
GetFileName Method | Returns the last file name or folder of a specified path that is not part of the drive specification. |
GetFileVersion Method | Returns the version number of a specified file. |
GetFolder Method | Returns a Folder object corresponding to the folder in a specified path. |
GetParentFolderName Method | Returns a string containing the name of the parent folder of the last file or folder in a specified path. |
GetSpecialFolder Method | Returns the special folder specified. |
GetTempName Method | Returns a randomly generated temporary file or folder name. |
IsReady Property | Returns True if the specified drive is ready; False if it is not. |
IsRootFolder Property | Returns True if the specified folder is the root folder; False if it is not. |
Item Property | Sets or returns an item for a specified key in a Dictionary object. |
Items Method | Returns an array containing all the items in a Dictionary object. |
Key Property | Sets a key in a Dictionary object. |
Keys Method | Returns an array containing all existing keys in a Dictionary object. |
Line Property | Returns the current line number in a TextStream file. |
Move Method | Moves a specified file or folder from one location to another. |
MoveFile Method | Moves one or more files from one location to another. |
MoveFolder Method | Moves one or more folders from one location to another. |
Name Property | Sets or returns the name of a specified file or folder. |
OpenAsTextStream Method | Opens a specified file and returns a TextStream object that can be used to read from, write to, or append to the file. |
OpenTextFile Method | Opens a specified file and returns a TextStream object that can be used to read from, write to, or append to the file. |
ParentFolder Property | Returns the folder object for the parent of the specified file or folder. |
Path Property | Returns the path for a specified file, folder, or drive. |
Read Method | Reads a specified number of characters from a TextStream file and returns the resulting string. |
ReadAll Method | Reads an entire TextStream file and returns the resulting string. |
ReadLine Method | Reads an entire line (up to, but not including, the newline character) from a TextStream file and returns the resulting string. |
Remove Method | Removes a key, item pair from a Dictionary object. |
RemoveAll Method | Removes all key, item pairs from a Dictionary object. |
RootFolder Property | Returns a Folder object representing the root folder of a specified drive. |
SerialNumber Property | Returns the decimal serial number used to uniquely identify a disk volume. |
ShareName Property | Returns the network share name for a specified drive. |
ShortName Property | Returns the short name used by programs that require the earlier 8.3 naming convention. |
ShortPath Property | Returns the short path used by programs that require the earlier 8.3 file naming convention. |
Size Property | Returns the size, in bytes, of the specified file or folder. |
Skip Method | Skips a specified number of characters when reading a TextStream file. |
SkipLine Method | Skips the next line when reading a TextStream file. |
SubFolders Property | Returns a Folders collection consisting of all folders contained in a specified folder, including those with Hidden and System file attributes set. |
TextStream Object | Facilitates sequential access to file. |
TotalSize Property | Returns the total space, in bytes, of a drive or network share. |
Type Property | Returns information about the type of a file or folder. |
VolumeName Property | Sets or returns the volume name of the specified drive. |
Write Method | Writes a specified string to a TextStream file. |
WriteBlankLines Method | Writes a specified number of newline characters to a TextStream file. |
WriteLine Method | Writes a specified string and newline character to a TextStream file. |
Language Element |
Description |
Add Method (Dictionary) | Adds a key and item pair to a Dictionary object. |
Add Method (Folders) | Adds a new Folder to a Folders collection. |
BuildPath Method | Appends a name to an existing path. |
Close Method | Closes an open TextStream file. |
Copy Method | Copies a specified file or folder from one location to another. |
CopyFile Method | Copies one or more files from one location to another. |
CopyFolder Method | Recursively copies a folder from one location to another. |
CreateFolder Method | Creates a folder. |
CreateTextFile Method | Creates a specified file name and returns a TextStream object that can be used to read from or write to the file. |
Delete Method | Deletes a specified file or folder. |
DeleteFile Method | Deletes a specified file. |
DeleteFolder Method | Deletes a specified folder and its contents. |
DriveExists Method | Returns True if the specified drive exists; False if it does not. |
Exists Method | Returns True if a specified key exists in the Dictionary object, False if it does not. |
FileExists Method | Returns True if a specified file exists; False if it does not. |
FolderExists Method | Returns True if a specified folder exists; False if it does not. |
GetAbsolutePathName Method | Returns a complete and unambiguous path from a provided path specification. |
GetBaseName Method | Returns a string containing the base name of the file (less any file extension), or folder in a provided path specification. |
GetDrive Method | Returns a Drive object corresponding to the drive in a specified path. |
GetDriveName Method | Returns a string containing the name of the drive for a specified path. |
GetExtensionName Method | Returns a string containing the extension name for the last component in a path. |
GetFile Method | Returns a File object corresponding to the file in a specified path. |
GetFileName Method | Returns the last file name or folder of a specified path that is not part of the drive specification. |
GetFileVersion Method | Returns the version number of a specified file. |
GetFolder Method | Returns a Folder object corresponding to the folder in a specified path. |
GetParentFolderName Method | Returns a string containing the name of the parent folder of the last file or folder in a specified path. |
GetSpecialFolder Method | Returns the special folder specified. |
GetTempName Method | Returns a randomly generated temporary file or folder name. |
Items Method | Returns an array containing all the items in a Dictionary object. |
Keys Method | Returns an array containing all existing keys in a Dictionary object. |
Move Method | Moves a specified file or folder from one location to another. |
MoveFile Method | Moves one or more files from one location to another. |
MoveFolder Method | Moves one or more folders from one location to another. |
OpenAsTextStream Method | Opens a specified file and returns a TextStream object that can be used to read from, write to, or append to the file. |
OpenTextFile Method | Opens a specified file and returns a TextStream object that can be used to read from, write to, or append to the file. |
Read Method | Reads a specified number of characters from a TextStream file and returns the resulting string. |
ReadAll Method | Reads an entire TextStream file and returns the resulting string. |
ReadLine Method | Reads an entire line (up to, but not including, the newline character) from a TextStream file and returns the resulting string. |
Remove Method | Removes a key, item pair from a Dictionary object. |
RemoveAll Method | Removes all key, item pairs from a Dictionary object. |
Skip Method | Skips a specified number of characters when reading a TextStream file. |
SkipLine Method | Skips the next line when reading a TextStream file. |
Write Method | Writes a specified string to a TextStream file. |
WriteBlankLines Method | Writes a specified number of newline characters to a TextStream file. |
WriteLine Method | Writes a specified string and newline character to a TextStream file. |
Language Element |
Description |
Dictionary Object | Object that stores data key, item pairs. |
Drive Object | Provides access to the properties of a particular disk drive or network share. |
Drives Collection | Read-only collection of all available drives. |
File Object | Provides access to all the properties of a file. |
Files Collection | Collection of all File objects within a folder. |
FileSystemObject Object | Provides access to a computer's file system. |
Folder Object | Provides access to all the properties of a folder. |
Folders Collection | Collection of all Folder objects contained within a Folder object. |
TextStream Object | Facilitates sequential access to file. |
Language Element |
Description |
AtEndOfLine Property | Returns True if the file pointer immediately precedes the end-of-line marker in a TextStream file; False if it is not. |
AtEndOfStream Property | Returns True if the file pointer is at the end of a TextStream file; False if it is not. |
Attributes Property | Sets or returns the attributes of files or folders. |
AvailableSpace Property | Returns the amount of space available to a user on the specified drive or network share. |
Column Property | Returns the column number of the current character position in a TextStream file. |
CompareMode Property | Sets and returns the comparison mode for comparing string keys in a Dictionary object. |
Count Property | Returns the number of items in a collection or Dictionary object. |
DateCreated Property | Returns the date and time that the specified file or folder was created. |
DateLastAccessed Property | Returns the date and time that the specified file or folder was last accessed. |
DateLastModified Property | Returns the date and time that the specified file or folder was last modified. |
Drive Property | Returns the drive letter of the drive on which the specified file or folder resides. |
DriveLetter Property | Returns the drive letter of a physical local drive or a network share. |
Drives Property | Returns a Drives collection consisting of all Drive objects available on the local machine. |
DriveType Property | Returns a value indicating the type of a specified drive. |
Files Property | Returns a Files collection consisting of all File objects contained in the specified folder, including those with hidden and system file attributes set. |
FileSystem Property | Returns the type of file system in use for the specified drive. |
FreeSpace Property | Returns the amount of free space available to a user on the specified drive or network share. |
IsReady Property | Returns True if the specified drive is ready; False if it is not. |
IsRootFolder Property | Returns True if the specified folder is the root folder; False if it is not. |
Item Property | Sets or returns an item for a specified key in a Dictionary object. |
Key Property | Sets a key in a Dictionary object. |
Line Property | Returns the current line number in a TextStream file. |
Name Property | Sets or returns the name of a specified file or folder. |
ParentFolder Property | Returns the folder object for the parent of the specified file or folder. |
Path Property | Returns the path for a specified file, folder, or drive. |
RootFolder Property | Returns a Folder object representing the root folder of a specified drive. |
SerialNumber Property | Returns the decimal serial number used to uniquely identify a disk volume. |
ShareName Property | Returns the network share name for a specified drive. |
ShortName Property | Returns the short name used by programs that require the earlier 8.3 naming convention. |
ShortPath Property | Returns the short path used by programs that require the earlier 8.3 file naming convention. |
Size Property | Returns the size, in bytes, of the specified file or folder. |
SubFolders Property | Returns a Folders collection consisting of all folders contained in a specified folder, including those with Hidden and System file attributes set. |
TotalSize Property | Returns the total space, in bytes, of a drive or network share. |
Type Property | Returns information about the type of a file or folder. |
VolumeName Property | Sets or returns the volume name of the specified drive. |