ASP ParentFolder Property

Definition and Usage

The ParentFolder property is used to return a folder object for the specified file or folder.

Syntax:

FileObject.ParentFolder
FolderObject.ParentFolder

Example

An example for File object

<%
dim fs,f
set fs=Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
set f=fs.GetFile("d:\asp\test\test.asp")
Response.Write("The file test.asp is in the folder: ")
Response.Write("}}")f.ParentFolder)
set f=nothing
set fs=nothing
%>

Output:

The file test.asp is in the folder: D:\asp\test

An example for Folder object

<%
dim fs,fo
set fs=Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
set fo=fs.GetFolder("d:\asp\test")
Response.Write("The folder test is in the folder: ")
Response.Write("}}")fo.ParentFolder)
set fo=nothing
set fs=nothing
%>

Output:

The folder test is in the folder: D:\asp