Name property

Sets or returns the name of a specified file or folder. Read/write.

Syntax

object.Name [ = newname ]

The Name property has these parts:

Examples

The following code illustrates the use of the Name property.

Function ShowFileAccessInfo(filespec)
    Dim fs, f, s
    Set fs = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
    Set f = fs.GetFile(filespec)
    s = f.Name & " on Drive " & UCase(f.Drive) & vbCrLf
    s = s & "Created: " & f.DateCreated & vbCrLf
    s = s & "Last Accessed: " & f.DateLastAccessed & vbCrLf
    s = s & "Last Modified: " & f.DateLastModified
    Debug.Print s
End Function

Run this code in Immediate Window:

Debug.Print ShowFileAccessInfo("D:\helloworld.txt")

Result:

helloworld.txt on Drive D:
Created: 2022/4/22 17:06:06
Last Accessed: 2022/4/22 17:06:06
Last Modified: 2022/4/22 17:06:06