GetFile Method 

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

object.GetFile(filespec) 

Arguments

• 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 GetFile method does not support the use of wildcard characters, such as ? or *.

The following example illustrates the use of the GetFile method.

function ShowFileAccessInfo(filespec)

{

   var fso, f, s;

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

   f = fso.GetFile(filespec);

   s = f.Path.toUpperCase() + "<br>";

   s += "Created: " + f.DateCreated + "<br>";

   s += "Last Accessed: " + f.DateLastAccessed + "<br>";

   s += "Last Modified: " + f.DateLastModified   

   return(s);

}

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

Applies To:

FileSystemObject Object

See Also

Reference

GetAbsolutePathName Method
GetBaseName Method
GetDrive Method
GetDriveName Method
GetExtensionName Method
GetFileName Method
GetFileVersion Method
GetFolder Method
GetParentFolderName Method
GetSpecialFolder Method
GetTempName Method