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If you want to check a file exists, you may use this code. First we are starting script creating a copy of File System Object. FSO has many useful methods. One of them is 'FileExists' that we will use it now.

This tutorial is aimed to show you how it is possible to retrieve a remote file via ASP and FTP without using a 3rd-party component.

Setting up a simple file downloading system with VBScript and ASP is no sweat. The primary use for a system like this is to allow downloading of any TEXT based file that would normally be served via a client's browser and be unable to be downloaded. A secondary use is to allow download access to directories outside the public server space or a hidden directory within the website. This tutorial shows you how. Full source code available.

Step-by-step tutorial on how to upload files (images, etc) from the client browser to the server hard disk using plain ASP pages. Complete application source code is available for download including the code to upload and display uploaded files to the user in an eary to use and understand manner.

This tutorial will show you how use the File Scripting Object to both write to and append to a text file.

Following example displays all sub folders in current folder. We will use SubFolders property of FileSystem Object for this source code. First we will find our current path using System.MapPath.

This is some sample code for reading a file .

Easy code for creating a file

This is a complete tutorial on uploading files to the server hard disk using ASP ( VBScript ).

A code snippet to display the last modified date for any given file dynamically. Every time the file is modified this info is written into the file. The FSO knows just how to read that for you.

For whatever reason, there are times when it would be convenient to know how to delete a folder without having to go to the server to do it. This is just one of the things you can do with the File Scripting Object.

This example displays some useful file examples . Last accessed , last modified and when the file was created

The author writes "A CSV (Comma Separated Values file sometimes referred to as a flat file) is essentially a text file that has a comma delimiter between the table values and a unique line for each observation. While this is usually a means by which data is transferred from one database to another by itself can be used as input to an asp document." This example will show how to take virtually any CSV file and write it to an html table using ASP.

The author writes "ASP has the ability to write .html or any other text based documents directly to a web server (You need to write the text output to a directory that has write authority). This enables the instantaneous publication of user input without the need for uploading files from a PC." This example code shows how to write text based documents to a server using ASP.

Sometimes you need to copy files to another folder. First you should require to use FSO (File System Object.) CopyFile method of FSO is the simplest way to copy the files. Following sample code will copy some files to another folder.

Shows how to create a text file using the File Scripting Object.

Article on accessing drives, folders and files with ASP; iterating though drives, folders and files collections, reading content of a file and more. Also provides detailed listing of all properties and methods of FileSystemObject, Drive, Folder, File and TextStream objects.

This tutorial explains opening, reading and creating files using example codes. Up to 6 examples are used.

This step-by-step 5-page tutorial teachs you how to allow image uploads to your site, using standard HTML and off-the-shelf ASP extensions.

If you want to copy some foldes to another folder, first create a File System Object. CopyFolder method will help you to copy folder to another folder.