Scripting Runtime Library  

Name Property

Sets or returns the name of a specified file or folder. Read/write.

object.Name [= newname] 

Arguments

object
Required. Always the name of a File or Folder object.
newname
Optional. If provided, newname is the new name of the specified object.

Remarks

The following code illustrates the use of the Name property:

[JScript]
function ShowFileAccessInfo(filespec)
{
   var fso, f, s;
   fso = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
   f = fso.GetFile(filespec);
   s = f.Name + " on Drive " + f.Drive + "<br>";
   s += "Created: " + f.DateCreated + "<br>";
   s += "Last Accessed: " + f.DateLastAccessed + "<br>";
   s += "Last Modified: " + f.DateLastModified;
   return(s);
}
[VBScript]
Function ShowFileAccessInfo(filespec)
   Dim fso, f, s
   Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
   Set f = fso.GetFile(filespec)
   s = f.Name & " on Drive " & UCase(f.Drive) & "<BR>"
   s = s & "Created: " & f.DateCreated & "<BR>"
   s = s & "Last Accessed: " & f.DateLastAccessed & "<BR>"
   s = s & "Last Modified: " & f.DateLastModified   
   ShowFileAccessInfo = s
End Function

See Also

Attributes Property | DateCreated Property | DateLastAccessed Property | DateLastModified Property | Drive Property | Files Property | IsRootFolder Property | ParentFolder Property | Path Property | ShortName Property | ShortPath Property | Size Property | SubFolders Property | Type Property

Applies To: File Object | Folder Object