ASP Type Attribute

Definition and Usage

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

Syntax:

FileObject.Type
FolderObject.Type

Example for File Object

Example 1

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

Output:

The file test.txt is of type: Text Document

Example 2

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

Output:

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

Example for Folder Object

<%
dim fs,fo
set fs=Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
set fo=fs.GetFolder("c:\test")
Response.Write("The folder test is of type: ")
Response.Write("}}")fo.Type)
set fo=nothing
set fs=nothing
%>

Output:

The folder test is of type: File Folder