Microsoft® Visual Basic® Scripting Edition GetFile Method | Language Reference Version 3

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##### Description

> Returns a File object corresponding to the file in a specified path.

##### Syntax

> object.GetFile(filespec)

> The GetFile method syntax has these parts:

> Part | Description
> object | Required. Always the name of a FileSystemObject.
> filespec | Required. The filespec is the path (absolute or relative) to a specific file.

##### Remarks

> An error occurs if the specified file does not exist.

> The following example illustrates use of the GetFile method:

> >     Function ShowFileAccessInfo(filespec)
> >       Dim fso, f, s
> >       Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
> >       Set f = fso.GetFile(filespec)
> >       s = f.Path & "<br>"
> >       s = s & "Created: " & f.DateCreated & "<br>"
> >       s = s & "Last Accessed: " & f.DateLastAccessed & "<br>"
> >       s = s & "Last Modified: " & f.DateLastModified
> >       ShowFileAccessInfo = s
> >     End Function

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