Part of the VBScript to Windows PowerShell Conversion Guide

For many years the FileSystemObject was the primary tool for programmatically managing files and folders. Although it now shares file system duties with WMI, the FileSystemObject remains the one - and only - way for VBScripters to work with text files. The methods and properties below detail both the file management and text file capabilities of the FileSystemObject.

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FileSystemObject Methods Add BuildPath Close Copy CopyFile CopyFolder CreateFolder CreateTextFile Delete DeleteFile DeleteFolder DriveExists FileExists FolderExists GetAbsolutePathName GetBaseName GetDrive GetDriveName GetExtensionName GetFile GetFileName GetFileVersion GetFolder

GetParentFolderName GetSpecialFolder GetStandardStream GetTempName Move MoveFile MoveFolder OpenAsTextStream OpenTextFile Read ReadAll ReadLine Skip SkipLine Write WriteBlankLines WriteLine FileSystemObject Properties AtEndOfLine AtEndOfStream AvailableSpace Column DateCreated

DateLastAccessed DateLastModified Drive DriveLetter Drives Files FileSystem FreeSpace IsReady IsRootFolder Line Name ParentFolder Path RootFolder SerialNumber ShareName ShortName ShortPath Size Subfolders TotalSize Type VolumeName