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Description

Returns information about the type of a file or folder. For example, for files ending in .TXT, "Text Document" is returned.

Syntax

object.Type

The object is always a File or Folder object.

Remarks

The following code illustrates the use of the Type property to return a folder type. In this example, try providing the path of the Recycle Bin or other unique folder to the procedure.

function ShowFileSize(filespec)
{
    var fs, f, s;
    fs = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");
    f = fs.GetFolder(filespec);
    s = f.Name.toUpperCase( ) + " is a " + f.Type; 
    window.alert(s);
}