FileSystemObject.GetSpecialFolder()

JScript3.0+Syntax

							filesystemobject.GetSpecialFolder(num)

Description

The GetSpecialFolder() method is used to get the special folder object specified. This method takes num as its only parameter, which represents one of the following values:

  • 0 Windows folder

  • 1 System folder

  • 2 Temporary folder

Example

Listing 9.90 shows how the GetSpecialFolder() method is used to get the Temporary folder.

Listing 9.90 Example of GetSpecialFolder()
 <html> <body> <script language="JScript"> <!-- Hide function get() { var myObject, name; // Creates an instance of the FileSystemObject myObject = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject"); name = myObject.GetSpecialFolder(2); alert("The folder is a temporary folder" + ...

Get Pure JavaScript now with the O’Reilly learning platform.

O’Reilly members experience books, live events, courses curated by job role, and more from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers.

Start your free trial