FILESYSTEMOBJECT

Enable and Disable Overwriting

'Create a filesystemObject

Set fso=createobject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

'Create a non existing file "qtptest.txt "  with overwrite option as True

Set qfile1=fso.CreateTextFile("C:\qtptest.txt",True,False) 

'Output --> New File "qtptest.txt " is created

'Close the files

qfile1.Close

'Release the allocated objects

Set qfile1=nothing 

Example:   

'Create a filesystemObject

Set fso=createobject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

'Create a   file "qtptest.txt "  in C Drive . 
'Then  run the below statement with overwrite option as False

 'Output --> Error message "File already exists" is displayed

Set qfile2=fso.CreateTextFile("C:\qtptest.txt",False,False)

Set fso=nothing

---

⇒Method: CopyFile

Description: Copies one or more files from one location to a new location

Syntax: fso.CopyFile (source, destination[, overwrite])

Arguments:

fso:	(Required) The name of a FileSystemObject object previously instantiated.
source:	(Required) A character string file specification, which can include wildcard characters, for one or more files to be copied.
destination:	(Required) Character string destination where the file or files from source are to be copied.Wildcard characters are not allowed in the destination string.
overwrite:	(Optional) Boolean value that indicates if existing files are to be overwritten. If True, files are overwritten; if False, they are not. The default is True. Note that CopyFile will fail if destination has the read-only attribute set, regardless of the value of overwrite.

Example: 

Set fso=createobject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

'File to be copied Sourcefile="C:\copy.txt"'Dest folder where the file has to be copied

Destination="D:\final1\"

'If the destination doesnot exist then create the destination folder

If fso.FolderExists(Destination) = false Then   

fso.CreateFolder (Destination)

End If  

'Copy the file 

fso.CopyFile Sourcefile,Destination,True

Set fso=nothing

---

⇒Method: DeleteFile

Description: Deletes a specified file

Syntax: fso.DeleteFile (filename[, force])

Arguments:

fso:	(Required) The name of a FileSystemObject object previously instantiated
filename:	(Required) The name of the file to delete. The filename can contain wildcard characters in the last path component.
force:	(Optional) Boolean value that is True of files with the read-only attribute set are to be deleted;False if they are not. False is the default.

Example:   

Set fso=createobject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

'File to be  deleted.  Sourcefile="C:\copy.txt"  'Delete the file

fso.DeleteFile Sourcefile

Set fso=nothing

---

⇒Method: CreateFolder

Description: Creates a new folder in the specified location

Syntax: fso.CreateFolder(foldername)

Arguments:

fso:	(Required) The name of a FileSystemObject object previously instantiated.
foldername:	(Required) A character string expression that identifies the folder to create.

Example:    

Set fso=createobject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

'Folder to be created Foldername="D:\Folder_create"  
'If the folder doenot exst then create the folder

If fso.FolderExists(Foldername) = false Then

 fso.CreateFolder (Foldername)

End If

Set fso=nothing

---

⇒Method: CopyFolder

Description: Copies a folder to a new location

Syntax: fso.CopyFolder (source, destination[, overwrite])

Arguments:

fso:	(Required) The name of a FileSystemObject object previously instantiated.
source:	(Required) A character string folder specification, which can include wildcard characters, for one or more folders to be copied. Wildcard characters can only be used in the last path component of the source argument.
destination:	(Required) Character string destination where the folder and subfolders from source are to be copied. Wildcard characters are not allowed in the destination string.
overwrite:	(Optional) Boolean value that indicates if existing folders are to be overwritten. If True, files are overwritten; if False, they are not. The default is True.

Example:   

Set fso=createobject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

'Folder to be created SourcePath="D:\Folder_create" DestinationPath="D:\Destination\"  

'If the folder doesnot exst then create the folder

If fso.FolderExists(DestinationPath) = false Then

 fso.CreateFolder (DestinationPath)

End If

fso.CopyFolder  SourcePath,DestinationPath,True

Set fso=nothing

---

⇒Method: MoveFolder

Description: Moves one or more folders from one location to another.

Syntax: fso.MoveFolder (source, destination)

Arguments:

fso:	(Required) The name of a FileSystemObject object previously instantiated.
source:	(Required) The path to the folder or folders to be moved. The source argument string can contain wildcard charactersin the last path component only.
destination:	(Required) The path where the folder or folders are to be moved. The destination argument can't contain wildcard characters.

Example:    

Set fso=createobject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

'Folder to be created SourcePath="D:\Folder_move" DestinationPath="D:\Destination\" 

'If the folder doesnot exst then create the folder

If fso.FolderExists(DestinationPath) = false Then

 fso.CreateFolder (DestinationPath)

End If

fso.MoveFolder  SourcePath,DestinationPath

Set fso=nothing

---

⇒Method: DeleteFolder

Description: Deletes the specified folder and its contents

Syntax: fso.DeleteFolder (folderspec[, force])

Arguments:

fso:	(Required) The name of a FileSystemObject object previously instantiated
folderspec:	(Required) The name of the folder to delete. The folderspec can contain wildcard characters in the last path component.
force:	(Optional) Boolean value that is True of folders with the read-only attribute set are to be deleted;False if they are not. False is the default.

Example:  

Set fso=createobject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

'Folder to be  deleted.  FolderDel="D:\final1"  'Delete the folder

fso.DeleteFolder(FolderDel)

Set fso=nothing

---

⇒Method: DriveExists

Description: Determines whether or not a specified drive exists

Syntax: fso.DriveExists (drivespec)

Arguments:

fso:	(Required) The name of a FileSystemObject object previously instantiated.
drivespec:	(Required) A drive letter or a complete path specification.

Example:  

Set fso=createobject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

'The drive to check the existence

drivepath="D:\" 

 If fso.DriveExists(drivepath) then 

 msgbox  "Drive Exists"  Else    Msgbox "Drive doesnot Exist"

End If

Set fso=nothing

---

⇒Method: FileExists

Description: Determines whether or not a specified file exists

Syntax: fso.FileExists (filespec)

Arguments:

fso:	(Required) The name of a FileSystemObject object previously instantiated.
filespec:	(Required) The name of the file whose existence is to be determined. A complete path specification (either absolute or relative) must be provided if the file isn't expected to exist in the current folder.

Example:  

Set fso=createobject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

'The file to check the existence

filepath="D:\qtptest.txt"

If fso.FileExists(filepath) then

 msgbox  "File Exists"

Else

 Msgbox "File doesnot Exist"

End If

Set fso=nothing

---

⇒Method: FolderExists

Description: Determines whether or not a specified folder exists

Syntax: fso.FolderExists (folderspec)

Arguments:

fso:	(Required) The name of a FileSystemObject object previously instantiated.
folderspec:	(Required) The name of the folder whose existence is to be determined. A complete path specification (either absolute or relative) must be provided if the folder isn't expected to exist in the current folder.

Example:   

Set fso=createobject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

'The Folder to check the existence

folderpath="D:\qtp"

If fso.FolderExists(folderpath)  then

 msgbox  "Folder Exists"

Else

 Msgbox "Folder doesnot Exist"

End If

Set fso=nothing

---

⇒Method: GetDrive

Description: Returns a Drive object corresponding to the drive for a specified path

Syntax: objDrv = fso.GetDrive(drivespec)
Arguments:

fso:	(Required) The name of a FileSystemObject object previously instantiated.
drivespec:	(Required) The drivespec argument can be a drive letter (c), a drive letter with a colon appended (c:), a drive letter with a colon and path separator appended (c:\), or any network share specification (file://computer2/share1

Example: 

Set fso=createobject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

'Drive for  getting details  Sourcefile="C:\"  Set get_drv=fso.GetDrive(Sourcefile) 

 'Some of the following details can be retrieved from a drive

msgbox  get_drv.AvailableSpace

Msgbox  get_drv.DriveLetter

msgbox  get_drv.DriveType

msgbox  get_drv.FileSystem

msgbox  get_drv.FreeSpace

msgbox  get_drv.Path

Msgbox  get_drv.RootFolder

Msgbox  get_drv.SerialNumber

Msgbox  get_drv.TotalSize

Set fso=nothing

---

⇒Method: GetFolder

Description: Returns a Folder object corresponding to the folder in a specified path

Syntax: objFolder = fso.GetFolder(folderSpec)

Arguments:

fso:	(Required) The name of a FileSystemObject object previously instantiated.
folderSpec:	(Required) The folderspec is the path (absolute or relative) to a specific folder.

Example:    

Set fso=createobject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

'Folder  for  getting details  

Sourcefolder="D:\QTP"  

Set get_folder=fso.GetFolder(Sourcefolder) 

'get the subfolders count in a folder

Set  get_subfolder=get_folder.SubFolders

For  each  sfile  in get_subfolder

'Get the name of each folder

 Msgbox  sfile.name

Next

Set fso=nothing

---

⇒Method: GetFile

Description: Returns a File object corresponding to the file in the specified path. The file object methods and properties can be accessed. See File Object for the file object’s methods and properties.

Syntax: objFile = fso.GetFile(fileSpec)
Arguments:

fso:	(Required) The name of a FileSystemObject object previously instantiated.
fileSpec:	(Required) The filespec is the path (absolute or relative) to a specific file.

Example:    

Set fso=createobject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

'File for  getting details  Sourcefile="D:\qtptest.txt"

 Set get_file=fso.GetFile(Sourcefile) 

'Some of  the following details can be retrieved from a file

msgbox  get_file.DateCreated

msgbox  get_file.DateLastAccessed

msgbox  get_file.DateLastModified

msgbox  get_file.ParentFolder

msgbox  get_file.Path

Set fso=nothing      

---

Text Stream Object Methods:

⇒Method: Close

Description: Closes an open TextStream file

Syntax: objTso.Close

Arguments:

objTso:

(Required) The name of a TextStream Object previously instantiated.

Example:    

Set fso=createobject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

'Open the file "qtptest.txt" in writing mode. 
Set qfile=fso.OpenTextFile("C:\qtptest.txt",2,True) 

'write contents to the file into a single line

qfile.Write  "Welcome to the World of QTP"

qfile.Write "the file name is qtptest.txt"

'Open the file "qtptest.txt" in reading mode. 

Set qfile=fso.OpenTextFile("C:\qtptest.txt",1,True) 

'Read  the entire contents of  priously written file

Do while qfile.AtEndOfStream <> true

 'Output --> The file will contain the above written content  in  single line. 

Msgbox  qfile.ReadLine 

Loop

'Close the files

qfile.Close

'Release the allocated objects

Set qfile=nothing

Set fso=nothing

---

⇒Method: Read

Description: Reads a specified number of characters from a TextStream file and returns the resulting string.

Syntax: strChars = objTso.Read(numCharacters)

Arguments:

objTso:	(Required) The name of a TextStream Object previously instantiated.
numCharacters:	(Required) The number of characters you want to read from the file

Example:    

Set fso=createobject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

'Open the file "qtptest.txt" in writing mode.

Set qfile=fso.OpenTextFile("C:\qtptest.txt",2,True)

'write contents to the file into two newlines

qfile.Writeline  "Welcome to the World of QTP"

qfile.Writeline  "the file name is qtptest.txt"

'Open the file "qtptest.txt" in reading mode.

Set qfile=fso.OpenTextFile("C:\qtptest.txt",1,True)

'Read  characters from the file

Msgbox  qfile.Read(10)                 'Output --> "Welcome to"  will be read

'Close the files

qfile.Close

'Release the allocated objects

Set qfile=nothing

Set fso=nothing

---

⇒Method: ReadAll

Description: Reads the entire TextStream file and returns the resulting string.

Syntax: strChars = objTso.ReadAll

Arguments:

objTso:

(Required) The name of a TextStream Object previously instantiated.

Example:    

Set fso=createobject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

'Open the file "qtptest.txt" in writing mode.

Set qfile=fso.OpenTextFile("C:\qtptest.txt",2,True)

'write contents to the file into two newlines

qfile.Writeline  "Welcome to the World of QTP"

qfile.Writeline  "the file name is qtptest.txt"

'Open the file "qtptest.txt" in reading mode.

Set qfile=fso.OpenTextFile("C:\qtptest.txt",1,True)

'Read  the entire contents of  priously written file

Msgbox  qfile.ReadAll  'Output --> Displays the entire file.

'Close the files

qfile.Close

'Release the allocated objects

Set qfile=nothing

Set fso=nothing

---

⇒Method: ReadLine

Description: Reads an entire line (up to, but not including, the newline character) from a TextStream file and returns the resulting string.

Syntax: strChars = objTso.ReadLine

Arguments:

objTso:

(Required) The name of a TextStream Object previously instantiated.

Example:    

Set fso=createobject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

'Open the file "qtptest.txt" in writing mode.

Set qfile=fso.OpenTextFile("C:\qtptest.txt",2,True)

'write contents to the file into two newlines

qfile.Writeline  "Welcome to the World of QTP"

qfile.Writeline  "the file name is qtptest.txt"

'Open the file "qtptest.txt" in reading mode.

Set qfile=fso.OpenTextFile("C:\qtptest.txt",1,True)

'Read  the entire contents of  priously written file

Do while qfile.AtEndOfStream <> true

Msgbox  qfile.ReadLine  'Output --> The file will be read line line by line. 

Loop

'Close the files

qfile.Close

'Release the allocated objects

Set qfile=nothing

Set fso=nothing

---

⇒Method: Write:

Description: Writes a specified string to a TextStream file.

Syntax: objTso.Write(string)

Arguments:

objTso:	(Required) The name of a TextStream Object previously instantiated.
string:	(Required) The text you want to write to the file.

Example:    

Set fso=createobject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

'Open the file "qtptest.txt" in writing mode.

Set qfile=fso.OpenTextFile("C:\qtptest.txt",2,True)

'write contents to the file into a single line

qfile.Write  "Welcome to the World of QTP"

qfile.Write "the file name is qtptest.txt"

'Open the file "qtptest.txt" in reading mode.

Set qfile=fso.OpenTextFile("C:\qtptest.txt",1,True)

'Read  the entire contents of  priously written file

Do while qfile.AtEndOfStream <> true

 'Output --> The file will contain the above written content  in  single line. 

Msgbox  qfile.ReadLine

Loop

'Close the files

qfile.Close

'Release the allocated objects

Set qfile=nothing

Set fso=nothing

---

⇒Method: WriteLine

Description: Writes a specified string and newline character to a TextStream file.

Syntax: objTso.WriteLine([string])

Arguments:

objTso:	(Required) The name of a TextStream Object previously instantiated.
string:	(Optional) The text you want to write to the file.

Example:    

Set fso=createobject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

'Open the file "qtptest.txt" in writing mode.

Set qfile=fso.OpenTextFile("C:\qtptest.txt",2,True)

'write contents to the file into two newlines

qfile.Writeline  "Welcome to the World of QTP"

qfile.Writeline  "the file name is qtptest.txt"

'Open the file "qtptest.txt" in reading mode.

Set qfile=fso.OpenTextFile("C:\qtptest.txt",1,True)

'Read  the entire contents of  priously written file

Do while qfile.AtEndOfStream <> true

 'Output --> The file will contain the above written content  line by line.

Msgbox  qfile.ReadLine 

Loop

'Close the files

qfile.Close

'Release the allocated objects

Set qfile=nothing

Set fso=nothing

---

⇒Method: WriteBlankLines

Description: Writes a specified number of newline characters to a TextStream file.

Syntax: objTso.WriteBlankLines(numLines)

Arguments:

objTso:	(Required) The name of a TextStream Object previously instantiated.
numLines:	(Required) The number of newline characters you want to write to the file.

Example:    

Set fso=createobject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

'Open the file "qtptest.txt" in writing mode.

Set qfile=fso.OpenTextFile("C:\qtptest.txt",2,True)

'write contents to the file into two newlines

qfile.Writeline  "Welcome to the World of QTP"

'will insert 4 new  blank lines

qfile.WriteBlankLines(4)

qfile.Writeline  "the file name is qtptest.txt"

'Open the file "qtptest.txt" in reading mode.

Set qfile=fso.OpenTextFile("C:\qtptest.txt",1,True)

'Read  the entire contents of  priously written file

Do while qfile.AtEndOfStream <> true

 'Output --> The file will be read file line by line. 

Msgbox  qfile.ReadLine

Loop

'Close the files

qfile.Close

'Release the allocated objects

Set qfile=nothing

Set fso=nothing

---

⇒Property: AtEndOfLine

Description: Indicates whether the file pointer is positioned immediately before the end-of-line marker in a TextStream file.

Syntax: objTso.AtEndOfLine

Arguments:

objTso:

(Required) The name of a TextStream Object previously instantiated.

Example:    

Set fso=createobject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

'Open the file "qtptest.txt" in writing mode.

Set qfile=fso.OpenTextFile("C:\qtptest.txt",2,True)

'write contents to the file into newline

qfile.Writeline  "Welcome to the World of QTP"

'Open the file "qtptest.txt" in reading mode.

Set qfile=fso.OpenTextFile("C:\qtptest.txt",1,True)

Do while qfile.AtEndOfLine <> true

Msgbox  qfile.Read(1)  'Output --> The file will be read word by word. 

Loop

'Close the files

qfile.Close

'Release the allocated objects

Set qfile=nothing

Set fso=nothing

---

⇒Property: AtEndOfStream

Description: Indicates whether the file pointer is positioned at the end of a TextStream file.

Syntax: objTso.AtEndOfStream

Arguments:

objTso:

(Required) The name of a TextStream Object previously instantiated.

Example:    

Set fso=createobject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

'Open the file "qtptest.txt" in writing mode.

Set qfile=fso.OpenTextFile("C:\qtptest.txt",2,True)

'write contents to the file into two newlines

qfile.Writeline  "Welcome to the World of QTP"

qfile.Writeline  "the file name is qtptest.txt"

'Open the file "qtptest.txt" in reading mode.

Set qfile=fso.OpenTextFile("C:\qtptest.txt",1,True)

'Read  the entire contents of  previously written file

Do while qfile.AtEndOfStream <> true

Msgbox  qfile.ReadLine  'Output --> The file will be read line line by line. 

Loop

'Close the files

qfile.Close

'Release the allocated objects

Set qfile=nothing

Set fso=nothing