What is FSO?

FSO stands for File System Object. This is used to support text file creation an
d manipulation through the TextStream object and is contained in the Scripting t
ype library (Scrrun.dll)
The FSO Object Model has a rich set of properties, methods and events to process
folders and files.
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How to create a file?
We first create a FSO object using CreateObject and then create a text file usin
g CreateTextFile.
For Example: Suppose you want to create a file called "test.txt" located in C:
Dim fso, file, file_location
file_location = "C:\file_location"
Set fso = CreateObject( Scripting.FileSystemObject )
Set file = fso.CreateTextFile(file_location, True)
// True--> file is to be overwritten if it already exists else false
We would use the same example for the rest of this post.
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How to open a file?
Set file= fso.OpenTextFile("C:\file_location", ForWriting, True)
//2nd argument can be ForReading, ForWriting, ForAppending
//3rd argument is "True" if new file has to be created if the specified file doe
sn t exist else false,blank signify false.
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How to read content from a file?
Use ReadLine() method
For example:
Set file= fso.OpenTextFile("C:\file_location", ForReading, True)
//2nd argument should always be "ForReading" in order to read contents from a fi
le
Do while file.AtEndofStream <> True
data = file.ReadLine()
msgbox data
Loop
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How to write content to a file?
You can use Write() or WriteLine() Methods to write text into a file. The diffe
rence between the Write() and WriteLine() Method is that the latter automaticall
y inserts a new line character while the former doesn t insert a new line characte
r.
For example:
Set file= fso.OpenTextFile("C:\file_location", ForWriting, True) //2nd argument
should always be "ForWriting" in order to write contents to a file
file.Write("This is a place to get all your qtp")
file.Write("questions and answers solved.")
//Output will be:
This is a place to get all your qtp questions and answers solved.
while
file.WriteLine("This is a place to get all your qtp")
file.Write("questions and answers solved.")
//Output will be:
This is a place to get all your qtp
questions and answers solved.
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How to delete content?
Use DeleteFile() method to delete a file from a particular location
Foe Example:
file_location = "C:\file_location"
Set fso = CreateObject( Scripting.FileSystemObject )
fso.DeleteFile(file_location)
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Ref: http://mercuryquicktestprofessional.blogspot.com/2008/04/qtp-and-file-handl
ing.html
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