File System Object Model:
The File System Object (FSO) model provides an object-based tool for working with folders and files. It allows us to use the familiar object. method syntax with a rich set of properties, methods, and events to process folders and files. We can also employ the traditional Visual Basic statements and commands.
The FSO model gives our application the ability to create, alter, move, and delete folders, or to determine if and where particular folders exist. It also enables us to get information about folders, such as their names and the date they were created or last modified.
The FSO model makes processing files much easier as well. When processing files, our primary goal is to store data in an efficient, easy-to-access format. We need to be able to create files, insert and change the data, and output (read) the data. Although we can store data in a database, doing so adds a significant amount of overhead to our application. We may not want to have such overhead, or our data access requirements may not call for the extra functionality associated with a full-featured database. In this case, storing our data in a text file or binary file is the most efficient solution.
The FSO model, contained in the Scripting type library (Scrrun.dll), supports the creation and manipulation of text files through the TextStream object; however, the FSO model does not support binary files. To manipulate binary files, use the FileOpen Function with the Binary keyword.
Examples
1) Create a Folder
Option Explicit
Dim objFSO, objFolder, strDirectory
strDirectory = "D:\Anandpa"
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set objFolder = objFSO.CreateFolder(strDirectory)
2) Delete a Folder
Set oFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
oFSO.DeleteFolder("E:\Anandpa")
3) Copying Folders
Set oFSO=createobject("Scripting.Filesystemobject")
oFSO.CopyFolder "E:\anand", "C:\jvr", True
4) Checking weather the folder available or not, if not creating the folder
Option Explicit
Dim objFSO, objFolder, strDirectory
strDirectory = "D:\Anandpa"
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
If objFSO.FolderExists(strDirectory) Then
Set objFolder = objFSO.GetFolder(strDirectory)
msgbox strDirectory & " already created "
else
Set objFolder = objFSO.CreateFolder(strDirectory)
end if
5) Returning a collection of Disk Drives
Set oFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set colDrives = oFSO.Drives
For Each oDrive in colDrives
MsgBox "Drive letter: " & oDrive.DriveLetter
Next
6) Getting available space on a Disk Drive
Set oFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set oDrive = oFSO.GetDrive("C:")
MsgBox "Available space: " & oDrive.AvailableSpace
7) Creating a Flat File
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set objFile = objFSO.CreateTextFile("E:\Anandpa.txt")
8) Checking weather the File is available or not, if not creating the File
strDirectory="E:\"
strFile="Anandpa.txt"
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
If objFSO.FileExists(strDirectory & strFile) Then
Set objFolder = objFSO.GetFolder(strDirectory)
Else
Set objFile = objFSO.CreateTextFile("E:\Anandpa.txt")
End if
9) Reading Data character by character from a Flat File
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set objFile = objFSO.OpenTextFile("E:\Anandpa.txt", 1)
Do Until objFile.AtEndOfStream
strCharacters = objFile.Read(1)
msgbox strCharacters
Loop
10) Reading Data line by line from a Flat File
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set objFile = objFSO.OpenTextFile("E:\Anandpa.txt", 1)
Do Until objFile.AtEndOfStream
strCharacters = objFile.Readline
msgbox strCharacters
Loop
11) Reading data from a flat file and using in data driven testing
Dim fso,myfile
Set fso=createobject("scripting.filesystemobject")
Set myfile= fso.opentextfile ("F:\Anandpa.txt",1)
myfile.skipline
While myfile.atendofline <> True
x=myfile.readline
s=split (x, ",")
SystemUtil.Run "C:\Program Files\Mercury Interactive\QuickTest Professional\samples\flight\app\flight4a.exe","","C:\Program Files\Mercury Interactive\QuickTest Professional\samples\flight\app\","open"
Dialog("Login").Activate
Dialog("Login").WinEdit("Agent Name:").Set s(0)
Dialog("Login").WinEdit("Password:").SetSecure s(1)
Dialog("Login").WinButton("OK").Click
Window("Flight Reservation").Close
Wend
12) Writing data to a text file
Dim Stuff, myFSO, WriteStuff, dateStamp
dateStamp = Date()
Stuff = "I am Preparing this script: " &dateStamp
Set myFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set WriteStuff = myFSO.OpenTextFile("e:\Anandpa.txt", 8, True)
WriteStuff.WriteLine(Stuff)
WriteStuff.Close
SET WriteStuff = NOTHING
SET myFSO = NOTHING
13) Delete a text file
Set objFSO=createobject("Scripting.filesystemobject")
Set txtFilepath = objFSO.GetFile("E:\anand.txt")
txtFilepath.Delete()
14) Checking weather the File is available or not, if available delete the File
strDirectory="E:\"
strFile="anand.txt"
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
If objFSO.FileExists(strDirectory & strFile) Then
Set objFile = objFSO.Getfile(strDirectory & strFile)
objFile.delete ()
End if
15) Comparing two text files
Dim f1, f2
f1="e:\Anandpa1.txt"
f2="e:\Anandpa2.txt"
Public Function CompareFiles (FilePath1, FilePath2)
Dim FS, File1, File2
Set FS = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
If FS.GetFile(FilePath1).Size <> FS.GetFile(FilePath2).Size Then
CompareFiles = True
Exit Function
End If
Set File1 = FS.GetFile(FilePath1).OpenAsTextStream(1, 0)
Set File2 = FS.GetFile(FilePath2).OpenAsTextStream(1, 0)
CompareFiles = False
Do While File1.AtEndOfStream = False
Str1 = File1.Read
Str2 = File2.Read
CompareFiles = StrComp(Str1, Str2, 0)
If CompareFiles <> 0 Then
CompareFiles = True
Exit Do
End If
Loop
File1.Close()
File2.Close()
End Function
Call Comparefiles(f1,f2)
If CompareFiles(f1, f2) = False Then
MsgBox "Files are identical."
Else
MsgBox "Files are different."
End If
16) Counting the number of times a word appears in a file
sFileName="E:\anand.txt"
sString="anandpa"
Const FOR_READING = 1
Dim oFso, oTxtFile, sReadTxt, oRegEx, oMatches
Set oFso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set oTxtFile = oFso.OpenTextFile(sFileName, FOR_READING)
sReadTxt = oTxtFile.ReadAll
Set oRegEx = New RegExp
oRegEx.Pattern = sString
oRegEx.IgnoreCase = bIgnoreCase
oRegEx.Global = True
Set oMatches = oRegEx.Execute(sReadTxt)
MatchesFound = oMatches.Count
Set oTxtFile = Nothing : Set oFso = Nothing : Set oRegEx = Nothing
msgbox MatchesFound
17) Read a CSV File Using Database Techniques
On Error Resume Next
Const adOpenStatic = 3
Const adLockOptimistic = 3
Const adCmdText = &H0001
Set objConnection = CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
Set objRecordSet = CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")
strPathtoTextFile = "C:\Databases\"
objConnection.Open "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" & _
"Data Source=" & strPathtoTextFile & ";" & _
"Extended Properties=""text;HDR=YES;FMT=Delimited"""
objRecordset.Open "SELECT * FROM PhoneList.csv", _
objConnection, adOpenStatic, adLockOptimistic, adCmdText
Do Until objRecordset.EOF
Wscript.Echo "Name: " & objRecordset.Fields.Item("Name")
Wscript.Echo "Department: " & _
objRecordset.Fields.Item("Department")
Wscript.Echo "Extension: " & objRecordset.Fields.Item("Extension")
objRecordset.MoveNext
Loop
18) Read a Text File into an Array
Const ForReading = 1
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set objTextFile = objFSO.OpenTextFile _
("e:\anandpa.txt", ForReading)
Do Until objTextFile.AtEndOfStream
strNextLine = objTextFile.Readline
arrServiceList = Split(strNextLine , ",")
Wscript.Echo "Server name: " & arrServiceList(0)
For i = 1 to Ubound(arrServiceList)
Wscript.Echo "Service: " & arrServiceList(i)
Next
Loop
