Option Explicit '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' ' FileSystemObject Sample Code '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' ' Regarding code quality: ' 1) The following code does a lot of string manipulation by ' concatenating short strings together with the "&" operator. ' Since string concatenation is expensive, this is a very ' inefficient way to write code. However, it is a very ' maintainable way to write code, and is used here because this ' program performs extensive disk operations, and because the ' disk is much slower than the memory operations required to ' concatenate the strings. Keep in mind that this is demonstration ' code, not production code. ' ' 2) "Option Explicit" is used, because declared variable access is ' slightly faster than undeclared variable access. It also prevents ' bugs from creeping into your code, such as when you misspell ' DriveTypeCDROM as DriveTypeCDORM. ' ' 3) Error handling is absent from this code, to make the code more ' readable. Although precautions have been taken to ensure that the ' code will not error in common cases, file systems can be ' unpredictable. In production code, use On Error Resume Next and ' the Err object to trap possible errors. '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' ' Some handy global variables '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Dim TabStop Dim NewLine Dim TestDrive, TestFilePath TestDrive = "C" TestFilePath = "C:\Test" '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' ' Constants returned by Drive.DriveType '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Dim DriveTypeRemovable,DriveTypeFixed,DriveTypeNetwork,DriveTypeCDROM,DriveTypeRAMDisk DriveTypeRemovable = 1 DriveTypeFixed = 2 DriveTypeNetwork = 3 DriveTypeCDROM = 4 DriveTypeRAMDisk = 5 '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' ' Constants returned by File.Attributes '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Dim FileAttrNormal,FileAttrReadOnly,FileAttrHidden,FileAttrSystem,FileAttrVolume Dim FileAttrDirectory,FileAttrArchive,FileAttrAlias,FileAttrCompressed FileAttrNormal = 0 FileAttrReadOnly = 1 FileAttrHidden = 2 FileAttrSystem = 4 FileAttrVolume = 8 FileAttrDirectory = 16 FileAttrArchive = 32 FileAttrAlias = 1024 FileAttrCompressed = 2048 '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' ' Constants for opening files '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Dim OpenFileForReading,OpenFileForWriting,OpenFileForAppending OpenFileForReading = 1 OpenFileForWriting = 2 OpenFileForAppending = 8 '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' ' ShowDriveType ' Purpose: ' Generates a string describing the drive type of a given Drive object. ' Demonstrates the following ' - Drive.DriveType '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Function ShowDriveType(Drive) Dim S Select Case Drive.DriveType Case DriveTypeRemovable S = "Remvble" Case DriveTypeFixed S = "Fixed" Case DriveTypeNetwork S = "Network" Case DriveTypeCDROM S = "CD-ROM" Case DriveTypeRAMDisk S = "RAM Disk" Case Else S = "Unknown" End Select ShowDriveType = S End Function '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' ' ShowFileAttr ' Purpose: ' Generates a string describing the attributes of a file or folder. ' Demonstrates the following ' - File.Attributes ' - Folder.Attributes '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Function ShowFileAttr(File) ' File can be a file or folder Dim S Dim Attr Attr = File.Attributes If Attr = 0 Then ShowFileAttr = "Normal" Exit Function End If If Attr And FileAttrDirectory Then S = S & "Directory " If Attr And FileAttrReadOnly Then S = S & "Read-Only " If Attr And FileAttrHidden Then S = S & "Hidden " If Attr And FileAttrSystem Then S = S & "System " If Attr And FileAttrVolume Then S = S & "Volume " If Attr And FileAttrArchive Then S = S & "Archive " If Attr And FileAttrAlias Then S = S & "Alias " If Attr And FileAttrCompressed Then S = S & "Compressed " ShowFileAttr = S End Function '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' ' GenerateDriveInformation ' Purpose: ' Generates a string describing the current state of the ' available drives. ' Demonstrates the following ' - FileSystemObject.Drives ' - Iterating the Drives collection ' - Drives.Count ' - Drive.AvailableSpace ' - Drive.DriveLetter ' - Drive.DriveType ' - Drive.FileSystem ' - Drive.FreeSpace ' - Drive.IsReady ' - Drive.Path ' - Drive.SerialNumber ' - Drive.ShareName ' - Drive.TotalSize ' - Drive.VolumeName '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Function GenerateDriveInformation(FSO) Dim Drives Dim Drive Dim S Set Drives = FSO.Drives S = "Number of drives:" & TabStop & Drives.Count & NewLine & NewLine ' Construct 1st line of report. S = S & String(2, TabStop) & "Drive" S = S & String(3, TabStop) & "File" S = S & TabStop & "Total" S = S & TabStop & "Free" S = S & TabStop & "Available" S = S & TabStop & "Serial" & NewLine ' Construct 2nd line of report. S = S & "Letter" S = S & TabStop & "Path" S = S & TabStop & "Type" S = S & TabStop & "Ready?" S = S & TabStop & "Name" S = S & TabStop & "System" S = S & TabStop & "Space" S = S & TabStop & "Space" S = S & TabStop & tabstop & "Space" S = S & TabStop & "Number" & NewLine ' Separator line. S = S & String(105, "-") & NewLine For Each Drive In Drives S = S & Drive.DriveLetter S = S & TabStop & Drive.Path S = S & TabStop & ShowDriveType(Drive) S = S & TabStop & Drive.IsReady If Drive.IsReady Then If DriveTypeNetwork = Drive.DriveType Then S = S & TabStop & Drive.ShareName Else S = S & TabStop & Drive.VolumeName End If S = S & TabStop & Drive.FileSystem S = S & TabStop & Drive.TotalSize S = S & TabStop & Drive.FreeSpace S = S & TabStop & Drive.AvailableSpace S = S & TabStop & Hex(Drive.SerialNumber) End If S = S & NewLine Next GenerateDriveInformation = S End Function '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' ' GenerateFileInformation ' Purpose: ' Generates a string describing the current state of a file. ' Demonstrates the following ' - File.Path ' - File.Name ' - File.Type ' - File.DateCreated ' - File.DateLastAccessed ' - File.DateLastModified ' - File.Size '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Function GenerateFileInformation(File) Dim S S = NewLine & "Path:" & TabStop & File.Path S = S & NewLine & "Name:" & TabStop & File.Name S = S & NewLine & "Type:" & TabStop & File.Type S = S & NewLine & "Attribs:" & TabStop & ShowFileAttr(File) S = S & NewLine & "Created:" & TabStop & File.DateCreated S = S & NewLine & "Accessed:" & TabStop & File.DateLastAccessed S = S & NewLine & "Modified:" & TabStop & File.DateLastModified S = S & NewLine & "Size" & TabStop & File.Size & NewLine GenerateFileInformation = S End Function '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' ' GenerateFolderInformation ' Purpose: ' Generates a string describing the current state of a folder. ' Demonstrates the following ' - Folder.Path ' - Folder.Name ' - Folder.DateCreated ' - Folder.DateLastAccessed ' - Folder.DateLastModified ' - Folder.Size '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Function GenerateFolderInformation(Folder) Dim S S = "Path:" & TabStop & Folder.Path S = S & NewLine & "Name:" & TabStop & Folder.Name S = S & NewLine & "Attribs:" & TabStop & ShowFileAttr(Folder) S = S & NewLine & "Created:" & TabStop & Folder.DateCreated S = S & NewLine & "Accessed:" & TabStop & Folder.DateLastAccessed S = S & NewLine & "Modified:" & TabStop & Folder.DateLastModified S = S & NewLine & "Size:" & TabStop & Folder.Size & NewLine GenerateFolderInformation = S End Function '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' ' GenerateAllFolderInformation ' Purpose: ' Generates a string describing the current state of a ' folder and all files and subfolders. ' Demonstrates the following ' - Folder.Path ' - Folder.SubFolders ' - Folders.Count '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Function GenerateAllFolderInformation(Folder) Dim S Dim SubFolders Dim SubFolder Dim Files Dim File S = "Folder:" & TabStop & Folder.Path & NewLine & NewLine Set Files = Folder.Files If 1 = Files.Count Then S = S & "There is 1 file" & NewLine Else S = S & "There are " & Files.Count & " files" & NewLine End If If Files.Count <> 0 Then For Each File In Files S = S & GenerateFileInformation(File) Next End If Set SubFolders = Folder.SubFolders If 1 = SubFolders.Count Then S = S & NewLine & "There is 1 sub folder" & NewLine & NewLine Else S = S & NewLine & "There are " & SubFolders.Count & " sub folders" & NewLine & NewLine End If If SubFolders.Count <> 0 Then For Each SubFolder In SubFolders S = S & GenerateFolderInformation(SubFolder) Next S = S & NewLine For Each SubFolder In SubFolders S = S & GenerateAllFolderInformation(SubFolder) Next End If GenerateAllFolderInformation = S End Function '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' ' GenerateTestInformation ' Purpose: ' Generates a string describing the current state of the C:\Test ' folder and all files and subfolders. ' Demonstrates the following ' - FileSystemObject.DriveExists ' - FileSystemObject.FolderExists ' - FileSystemObject.GetFolder '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Function GenerateTestInformation(FSO) Dim TestFolder Dim S If Not FSO.DriveExists(TestDrive) Then Exit Function If Not FSO.FolderExists(TestFilePath) Then Exit Function Set TestFolder = FSO.GetFolder(TestFilePath) GenerateTestInformation = GenerateAllFolderInformation(TestFolder) End Function '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' ' DeleteTestDirectory ' Purpose: ' Cleans up the test directory. ' Demonstrates the following ' - FileSystemObject.GetFolder ' - FileSystemObject.DeleteFile ' - FileSystemObject.DeleteFolder ' - Folder.Delete ' - File.Delete '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Sub DeleteTestDirectory(FSO) Dim TestFolder Dim SubFolder Dim File ' Two ways to delete a file: FSO.DeleteFile(TestFilePath & "\Beatles\OctopusGarden.txt") Set File = FSO.GetFile(TestFilePath & "\Beatles\BathroomWindow.txt") File.Delete ' Two ways to delete a folder: FSO.DeleteFolder(TestFilePath & "\Beatles") FSO.DeleteFile(TestFilePath & "\ReadMe.txt") Set TestFolder = FSO.GetFolder(TestFilePath) TestFolder.Delete End Sub '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' ' CreateLyrics ' Purpose: ' Builds a couple of text files in a folder. ' Demonstrates the following ' - FileSystemObject.CreateTextFile ' - TextStream.WriteLine ' - TextStream.Write ' - TextStream.WriteBlankLines ' - TextStream.Close '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Sub CreateLyrics(Folder) Dim TextStream Set TextStream = Folder.CreateTextFile("OctopusGarden.txt") ' Note that this does not add a line feed to the file. TextStream.Write("Octopus' Garden ") TextStream.WriteLine("(by Ringo Starr)") TextStream.WriteBlankLines(1) TextStream.WriteLine("I'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade,") TextStream.WriteLine("He'd let us in, knows where we've been -- in his octopus' garden in the shade.") TextStream.WriteBlankLines(2) TextStream.Close Set TextStream = Folder.CreateTextFile("BathroomWindow.txt") TextStream.WriteLine("She Came In Through The Bathroom Window (by Lennon/McCartney)") TextStream.WriteLine("") TextStream.WriteLine("She came in through the bathroom window protected by a silver spoon") TextStream.WriteLine("But now she sucks her thumb and wanders by the banks of her own lagoon") TextStream.WriteBlankLines(2) TextStream.Close End Sub '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' ' GetLyrics ' Purpose: ' Displays the contents of the lyrics files. ' Demonstrates the following ' - FileSystemObject.OpenTextFile ' - FileSystemObject.GetFile ' - TextStream.ReadAll ' - TextStream.Close ' - File.OpenAsTextStream ' - TextStream.AtEndOfStream ' - TextStream.ReadLine '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Function GetLyrics(FSO) Dim TextStream Dim S Dim File ' There are several ways to open a text file, and several ' ways to read the data out of a file. Here's two ways ' to do each: Set TextStream = FSO.OpenTextFile(TestFilePath & "\Beatles\OctopusGarden.txt", OpenFileForReading) S = TextStream.ReadAll & NewLine & NewLine TextStream.Close Set File = FSO.GetFile(TestFilePath & "\Beatles\BathroomWindow.txt") Set TextStream = File.OpenAsTextStream(OpenFileForReading) Do While Not TextStream.AtEndOfStream S = S & TextStream.ReadLine & NewLine Loop TextStream.Close GetLyrics = S End Function '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' ' BuildTestDirectory ' Purpose: ' Builds a directory hierarchy to demonstrate the FileSystemObject. ' We'll build a hierarchy in this order: ' C:\Test ' C:\Test\ReadMe.txt ' C:\Test\Beatles ' C:\Test\Beatles\OctopusGarden.txt ' C:\Test\Beatles\BathroomWindow.txt ' Demonstrates the following ' - FileSystemObject.DriveExists ' - FileSystemObject.FolderExists ' - FileSystemObject.CreateFolder ' - FileSystemObject.CreateTextFile ' - Folders.Add ' - Folder.CreateTextFile ' - TextStream.WriteLine ' - TextStream.Close '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Function BuildTestDirectory(FSO) Dim TestFolder Dim SubFolders Dim SubFolder Dim TextStream ' Bail out if (a) the drive does not exist, or if (b) the directory is being built ' already exists. If Not FSO.DriveExists(TestDrive) Then BuildTestDirectory = False Exit Function End If If FSO.FolderExists(TestFilePath) Then BuildTestDirectory = False Exit Function End If Set TestFolder = FSO.CreateFolder(TestFilePath) Set TextStream = FSO.CreateTextFile(TestFilePath & "\ReadMe.txt") TextStream.WriteLine("My song lyrics collection") TextStream.Close Set SubFolders = TestFolder.SubFolders Set SubFolder = SubFolders.Add("Beatles") CreateLyrics SubFolder BuildTestDirectory = True End Function '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' ' The main routine ' First, it creates a test directory, along with some subfolders ' and files. Then, it dumps some information about the available ' disk drives and about the test directory, and then cleans ' everything up again. '''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''' Sub Main ' Set up global data. TabStop = Chr(9) NewLine = vbcrlf AddObject "Scripting.FileSystemObject", "FSO" If Not BuildTestDirectory(FSO) Then Print "Test directory already exists or cannot be created. Cannot continue." Exit Sub End If report.text = GenerateDriveInformation(FSO) & NewLine & NewLine report.text = report.text & GenerateTestInformation(FSO) & NewLine & NewLine report.text = report.text & GetLyrics(FSO) & NewLine & NewLine DeleteTestDirectory(FSO) End Sub