# ASP File Object

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The File object is used to return information about a specified file.

## Examples

When was the file last modified?
How to get the date and time a specified file was last modified.

When was the file last accessed?
How to get the date and time a specified file was last accessed.

Return the attributes of a specified file
How to return the attributes of a specified file.

## The File Object

The File object is used to return information about a specified file.

To work with the properties and methods of the File object, you will have to create an instance of the File object through the FileSystemObject object. First; create a FileSystemObject object and then instantiate the File object through the GetFile method of the FileSystemObject object or through the Files property of the Folder object.

The following code uses the GetFile method of the FileSystemObject object to instantiate the File object and the DateCreated property to return the date when the specified file was created:

## Example

<%
Dim fs,f
Set fs=Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set f=fs.GetFile("c:\test.txt")
Response.Write("File created: " & f.DateCreated)
set f=nothing
set fs=nothing
%>
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The File object's properties and methods are described below:

### Properties

Property | Description
--- | ---
Attributes | Sets or returns the attributes of a specified file
DateCreated | Returns the date and time when a specified file was created
DateLastAccessed | Returns the date and time when a specified file was last accessed
DateLastModified | Returns the date and time when a specified file was last modified
Drive | Returns the drive letter of the drive where a specified file or folder resides
Name | Sets or returns the name of a specified file
ParentFolder | Returns the folder object for the parent of the specified file
Path | Returns the path for a specified file
ShortName | Returns the short name of a specified file (the 8.3 naming convention)
ShortPath | Returns the short path of a specified file (the 8.3 naming convention)
Size | Returns the size, in bytes, of a specified file
Type | Returns the type of a specified file

### Methods

Method | Description
--- | ---
Copy | Copies a specified file from one location to another
Delete | Deletes a specified file
Move | Moves a specified file from one location to another
OpenAsTextStream | Opens a specified file and returns a TextStream object to access the file

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