Type Property

Description

Returns information about the type of a file or folder. For example, for files ending in .TXT, "Text Document" is returned.

Syntax

object.Type

The object is always a File or Folder object.

Remarks

The following code illustrates the use of the Type property to return a folder type. In this example, try providing the path of the Recycle Bin or other unique folder to the procedure.

Function ShowFolderType(filespec)
  Dim fso, f, s
  Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
  Set f = fso.GetFolder(filespec)
  s = UCase(f.Name) & " is a " & f.Type
  ShowFolderType = s
End Function