ParentFolder Property

Returns the folder object for the parent of the specified file or folder. Read-only.

object.ParentFolder

The object is always a File or Folder object.

Remarks

The following code illustrates the use of the ParentFolder property with a file:

Function ShowFileAccessInfo(filespec)
   Dim fso, f, s
   Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
   Set f = fso.GetFile(filespec)
   s = UCase(f.Name) & " in " & UCase(f.ParentFolder) & "<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 | Name Property | Path Property | ShortName Property | ShortPath Property | Size Property | SubFolders Property | Type Property

Applies To: File Object | Folder Object