(VBScript) Determine File Type

Demonstrates how to determine the type of file. Possible types are:

• 1: Regular file
• 2: Directory
• 3: Symbolic Link
• 4: Windows shortcut
• 99: Something else
• 0: File not found
• -1: Unable to check because of directory permissions or other error.

Note: This example requires Chilkat v9.5.0.77 or greater.

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Dim fso, outFile
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
'Create a Unicode (utf-16) output text file.
Set outFile = fso.CreateTextFile("output.txt", True, True)

' Call the FileType method to determine the file type.
' (Note: FileType is a method, not a property.)

' For versions of Chilkat < 10.0.0, use CreateObject("Chilkat_9_5_0.FileAccess")
set fac = CreateObject("Chilkat.FileAccess")
fileType = fac.FileType("qa_data/shortcuts/chilkat_pkcs7_shortcut.xml")
outFile.WriteLine("fileType = " & fileType)

' Possible fileType values are:
' 1: Regular file
' 2:  Directory
' 3: Symbolic Link
' 4: Windows shortcut
' 99: Something else
' 0: File not found
' -1: Unable to check because of directory permissions or other error.

outFile.Close