GetFolder Method 

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

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(folderspec)

{

   var fso, f, fc, s;

   fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");

   f = fso.GetFolder(folderspec);

   fc = new Enumerator(f.SubFolders);

   s = "";

   for (; !fc.atEnd(); fc.moveNext())

   {

      s += fc.item();

      s += "<br>";

   }

   return(s);

}

Sub AddNewFolder(path, folderName)

   Dim fso, f, fc, nf

   Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

   Set f = fso.GetFolder(path)

   Set fc = f.SubFolders

   If folderName <> "" Then

      Set nf = fc.Add(folderName)

   Else

      Set nf = fc.Add("New Folder")

   End If

End Sub

Applies To:

FileSystemObject Object

See Also

Reference

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