get file type

[CLEAR-RCIC]

In the old days, you could get a file type in ASP by doing:

dim fs, fld, f
set fs = server.createob ject("Scripting .FileSystemObje ct")
set fld = fs.GetFolder(se rver.mappath(sC urrentDir))

for each f in fld.subfolders
f.type
next

How do you get a file type in .Net?

[John Timney \( MVP \)]

Assuming you mean the extension of a file you can use the fileinfo class

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...ClassTopic.asp

It has a method GetExtension

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...nsiontopic.asp

--
Regards

John Timney
ASP.NET MVP
Microsoft Regional Director

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In the old days, you could get a file type in ASP by doing:

dim fs, fld, f
set fs = server.createob ject("Scripting .FileSystemObje ct")
set fld = fs.GetFolder(se rver.mappath(sC urrentDir))

for each f in fld.subfolders
f.type
next

How do you get a file type in .Net?

[Siva M]

Use the FileInfo.Extens ion property.

"CLEAR-RCIC" <CL*******@disc ussions.microso ft.com> wrote in message
news:2A******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...
In the old days, you could get a file type in ASP by doing:

dim fs, fld, f
set fs = server.createob ject("Scripting .FileSystemObje ct")
set fld = fs.GetFolder(se rver.mappath(sC urrentDir))

for each f in fld.subfolders
f.type
next

How do you get a file type in .Net?

[CLEAR-RCIC]

I'm don't think you understand the code I posted. f.type doesn't return the
file extension. f.type returns the type of file that it is. For example:

ASP File
ASPX File
HTML Document
JScript Script File
Text Document

For a better look...put this code into an ASP file in a virtural directory
that has some other files in it and look at the output.

<%
dim fs, fld, f
set fs = server.createob ject("Scripting .FileSystemObje ct")
set fld = fs.GetFolder(se rver.mappath(". "))
for each f in fld.files
response.write f.type
response.write "<br>"
next
%>

"John Timney ( MVP )" wrote:

Assuming you mean the extension of a file you can use the fileinfo class

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...ClassTopic.asp

It has a method GetExtension

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...nsiontopic.asp

--
Regards

John Timney
ASP.NET MVP
Microsoft Regional Director

"CLEAR-RCIC" <CL*******@disc ussions.microso ft.com> wrote in message
news:2A******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...

In the old days, you could get a file type in ASP by doing:

dim fs, fld, f
set fs = server.createob ject("Scripting .FileSystemObje ct")
set fld = fs.GetFolder(se rver.mappath(sC urrentDir))

for each f in fld.subfolders
f.type
next

How do you get a file type in .Net?

[Siva M]

Ohh, ok. Here is one way to get it:
http://pinvoke.net/default.aspx/shell32.SHGetFileInfo

Basically, you P/Invoke SHGetFileInfo() shell API.

"CLEAR-RCIC" <CL*******@disc ussions.microso ft.com> wrote in message
news:FB******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...
I'm don't think you understand the code I posted. f.type doesn't return the
file extension. f.type returns the type of file that it is. For example:

ASP File
ASPX File
HTML Document
JScript Script File
Text Document

For a better look...put this code into an ASP file in a virtural directory
that has some other files in it and look at the output.

<%
dim fs, fld, f
set fs = server.createob ject("Scripting .FileSystemObje ct")
set fld = fs.GetFolder(se rver.mappath(". "))
for each f in fld.files
response.write f.type
response.write "<br>"
next
%>

"John Timney ( MVP )" wrote:

Assuming you mean the extension of a file you can use the fileinfo class

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...ClassTopic.asp

It has a method GetExtension

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...nsiontopic.asp

--
Regards

John Timney
ASP.NET MVP
Microsoft Regional Director

"CLEAR-RCIC" <CL*******@disc ussions.microso ft.com> wrote in message
news:2A******** *************** ***********@mic rosoft.com...

In the old days, you could get a file type in ASP by doing:

dim fs, fld, f
set fs = server.createob ject("Scripting .FileSystemObje ct")
set fld = fs.GetFolder(se rver.mappath(sC urrentDir))

for each f in fld.subfolders
f.type
next

How do you get a file type in .Net?