Re: vbscript: how to generate a FolderItem2 object from a filename ?

On Sat, 22 Jun 2024 12:14:11 +0200, R.Wieser wrote:
> Hello all,
> 
> I found a smal script which uses the "GetDetailsOf" method of a "Folder3" 
> object to extract some properties of a file.
> 
> The thing is that the "GetDetailsOf" method expects a "FolderItem2" object 
> as its first argument.
> 
> And although the "Folder3" object allows iterating thru its children by 
> which it returns an "FolderItem2" object for each of its entries (files, 
> subfolders), I would like to inspect just a single file.

"GetDetailsOf" is a method of "Folder". It's inherited to "Folder2" and
"Folder3". "Folder" is a base class of "Folder2", and "Folder2" is a base
class of "Folder3". So both "Folder3" is also "Folder2", and "Folder2" is
also "Folder".

"Folder"'s "GetDetailsOf" accepts "FolderItem". Not just "FolderItem2".

> So, I need a method to convert a (full) filename into a "FolderItem2" object 
> (withor-without the aid of a "Folder3" object, which "GetDetailsOf" needs 
> anyway).
> 
> Does what I'm looking for even exists ?  And if so, what does it look like ?

Use "ParseName" method of the "Computer" folder. The folder which shows all
of the drives. e.g.

fullfilepath = "d:\dir\subdir\file.ext"
Set objDlg = WScript.CreateObject("Shell.Application")
Set oCompFolder = objDlg.NameSpace(17)
set oFile = oCompFolder.ParseName(fullfilepath)
set oFolder = oFile.GetFolder
sProperty = oNSFolder.GetDetailsOf(oFile, 16)

Not mentioned by MSDN:
Unless done from the "Computer" or "Network" folders, "ParseName" can only
accept file/folder name without any path (i.e. just the name and extension -
as seen in Explorer).