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The Scripting Objects

The scripting objects consist of the Dictionary object, the FileSystemObject object, and the TextStream object. You will be using the FileSystemObject object and the TextStream object in this chapter. These objects are not included in the native ASP engine, so they need to be instantiated.

The Dictionary object is beyond the scope of this book. See Active Server Pages 2.0 Unleashed if you want to read more about this object.

The FileSystemObject Object

The FileSystemObject object gives access to the file system of the server and to that of any server attached to it on a network. It is created using the createObject syntax:

set [variable]=server.createObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

This object has numerous methods, ...