ASP Type Attribute

Definition and Usage

The Type attribute is used to return the type of a specified file or folder.

Syntax:

FileObject.Type
FolderObject.Type

An example for File object

<%
dim fs,f
set fs=Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
set f=fs.GetFile("c:help.txt")
Response.Write("The file test.txt is of type: ")
Response.Write("}}")f.Type)
set f=nothing
set fs=nothing
%>

Output:

The file help.txt is of type: Text Document

An example for Folder object

<%
dim fs,f
set fs=Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
set f=fs.GetFile("c:help.asp")
Response.Write("The file test.asp is of type: ")
Response.Write("}}")f.Type)
set f=nothing
set fs=nothing
%>

Output:

The file help.asp is of type: Active Server Document