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7.15.16 Type Property

Returns information about the type of a file. For example, for files ending in .TXT, "Text Document" is returned. This property is not available under UNIX.
 

Syntax

object.Type

object
A File object.

Remarks

The following code illustrates the use of the Type property to return a file type.
 

function ShowFileType(filespec)

{

var fs, f, s;

fs = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");

if (fs.FolderExists(filespec))

f = fs.GetFolder(filespec);

else if (fs.FileExists(filespec))

f = fs.GetFile(filespec);

else

s = "File or Folder does not exist.";

s = f.Name + " is a " + f.Type;

Response.Write(s);

}


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