GetFile Method

Description

Returns a File object corresponding to the file in a specified path.

Syntax

object.GetFile(filespec)

The GetFile method syntax has these parts:

Part	Description
object	Required. Always the name of a FileSystemObject.
filespec	Required. The filespec is the path (absolute or relative) to a specific file.

Remarks

An error occurs if the specified file does not exist.

The following example illustrates use of the GetFile method:

Function ShowFileAccessInfo(filespec)
  Dim fso, f, s
  Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
  Set f = fso.GetFile(filespec)
  s = f.Path & "<br>"
  s = s & "Created: " & f.DateCreated & "<br>"
  s = s & "Last Accessed: " & f.DateLastAccessed & "<br>"
  s = s & "Last Modified: " & f.DateLastModified  
  ShowFileAccessInfo = s
End Function