Returns a Folder object corresponding to the folder in a specified path.
Syntax
object.GetFolder (folderspec)
The GetFolder method syntax has these parts:
| Part | Description |
|---|---|
| object | Required. Always the name of a FileSystemObject. |
| folderspec | Required. The folderspec is the path (absolute or relative) to a specific folder. |
Remarks
An error occurs if the specified folder does not exist.
Examples
The following code illustrates the use of the GetFolder method.
Sub GetFolderDemo()
Dim fso As Object, f As Object
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set f = fso.GetFolder("D:\Temp\") 'Return the Folder object
Debug.Print f.DateCreated 'Date when folder was created
Debug.Print f.Drive 'Result: "D:" - the drive of the folder path
Debug.Print f.Name 'Result: "Temp" - name of the folder
Debug.Print f.ParentFolder 'Result: "D:\" - name of the parent folder
Debug.Print f.path 'Result: "D:\Temp" - path to the folder
Debug.Print f.ShortPath 'Returns short path to file with 8.3 naming convention
Debug.Print f.Size 'Size of folder in bytes
Debug.Print f.Type 'Result: "File folder"
End Sub