Using the file scripting object often called fso or objfso, many things can be accomplished. Tutorials to write read create move and copy text and other file types. Create and edit directories or directory structures. Access file properties, or include files.
Displaying the date last modified is a simple thing to do. All it takes is calling up the ol File Scripting Object and there you have it! The last modified date, DYNAMICALLY! Every time the file is modified this info is written into the file. The FSO knows just how to read that for you.
Browser-based (HTTP) file uploading is a great way to transfer arbitrary files from a client machine to the Web server which adds another dimension to Web-base applications. However, to enable this feature the client form should be submitted using "multipart/form-data" encoding.
This component can get the size of an image , type of image , file size and the time / date the image was last modified . this component is freeware and is available at
This example returns the amount of available space in bytes , in this case from the D:\ drive (if you have a D:\) drive . This example actually has a practical usage as you can use this to see how much space you have left on a server . Useful when you only get a small amount of space.
This component displays information about an image such as size , height , width , description and color depth . You can grab a copy of this component at http://www.internext.co.za/stefan/bitmapsize/ . This component is donationware so please help the author out.
This simple but important piece of code checks if a file exists . If it does a message is displayed , if it does not exist a different message is displayed
This is a useful thing to know how to do , a practical example would be if people were uploading files and wanted to put them in a different directory or if you had a web site and wanted to split it into sections for other people . This example will create a folder called sample on your D drive.
This example shows how to create a text file on your hard disk . Of course you could easily make this a URL as well . This is actually a common technique in good counters where the count is commonly stored in a seperate file using this you could create a valid file if one didnt already exist.
