Since the introduction of the file-system directory in Windows 95, Microsoft has been using directories and folders to organize files, programs, and other items that the OS needs. In the Windows OS, directories and folders differ slightly. Directories can contain only files, whereas folders can contain any type of item, including files, other folders, and custom information. An example of a nonfile, or special, folder is the Printers folder. This folder doesn't contain files but rather items that correspond to the installed printers that users access from their machines.
The File System Object (FSO) model's Folder object is the scripting counterpart of the file-system directory. However, in the context of the FSO hierarchy of objects, directories and folders are the same. Thus, the Folder object works well for accessing and manipulating most of the Windows OS's directories and folders. (For information about accessing and manipulating special folders, see the sidebar "Special Tools for Special Folders.") With the Folder object and its parent, the FileSystemObject object, you can access, create, copy, move, rename, and delete folders and their subfolders. . . .
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<i>obj.getFolder("I:\somefolder")</i><br>
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<i>obj.getFolder("\\computername\share\")</i><br>
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The same thing occurs in VB but not in ASP. Are there any security settings to be incorporated?</p>
Gokul Krishnan Y. March 25, 2002