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'**********
'kc_fsoFiles
'Purpose:
' 1. To create a recordset using the FSO object and ADODB
' 2. Allows you to exclude files from the recordset if needed
'Use:
' 1. Call the function when you're ready to open the recordset
' and output it onto the page.
' example:
' Dim rsFSO, strPath
' strPath = Server.MapPath("\PlayGround\FSO\Stuff\")
' Set rsFSO = kc_fsoFiles(strPath, "_")
' The "_" will exclude all files beginning with 
' an underscore 
'**********
Function kc_fsoFiles(theFolder, Exclude)
Dim rsFSO, objFSO, objFolder, File
  Const adInteger = 3
  Const adDate = 7
  Const adVarChar = 200
  
  'create an ADODB.Recordset and call it rsFSO
  Set rsFSO = Server.CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")
  
  'Open the FSO object
  Set objFSO = Server.CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
  
  'go get the folder to output it's contents
  Set objFolder = objFSO.GetFolder(theFolder)
  
  'Now get rid of the objFSO since we're done with it.
  Set objFSO = Nothing
  
  'create the various rows of the recordset
  With rsFSO.Fields
    .Append "Name", adVarChar, 200
    .Append "Type", adVarChar, 200
    .Append "DateCreated", adDate
    .Append "DateLastAccessed", adDate
    .Append "DateLastModified", adDate
    .Append "Size", adInteger
    .Append "TotalFileCount", adInteger
  End With
  rsFSO.Open()
	
  'Now let's find all the files in the folder
  For Each File In objFolder.Files
	
    'hide any file that begins with the character to exclude
    If (Left(File.Name, 1)) <> Exclude Then 
      rsFSO.AddNew
      rsFSO("Name") = File.Name
      rsFSO("Type") = File.Type
      rsFSO("DateCreated") = File.DateCreated
      rsFSO("DateLastAccessed") = File.DateLastAccessed
      rsFSO("DateLastModified") = File.DateLastModified
      rsFSO("Size") = File.Size
      rsFSO.Update
    End If

  Next
	
  'And finally, let's declare how we want the files 
  'sorted on the page. In this example, we are sorting 
  'by File Type in descending order,
  'then by Name in an ascending order.
  rsFSO.Sort = "Type DESC, Size ASC "

  'Now get out of the objFolder since we're done with it.
  Set objFolder = Nothing

  'now make sure we are at the beginning of the recordset
  'not necessarily needed, but let's do it just to be sure.
  rsFSO.MoveFirst()
  Set kc_fsoFiles = rsFSO
	
End Function

'Now let's call the function and open the recordset on the page
'the folder we will be displaying
Dim strFolder : strFolder = Server.MapPath("\PlayGround\FSO\stuff\")

'the actual recordset we will be creating with the kc_fsoFiles function
Dim rsFSO 'now let's call the function and open the recordset

'we will exclude all files beginning with a "_"
Set rsFSO = kc_fsoFiles(strFolder, "_")

'now we'll create a loop and start displaying the folder
'contents with our recordset. Of course, this is just a
'simple example and not very well formatted, i.e., not in
'a table, but it gets the point across on how you can
'ouput the recordset on the page.
  While Not rsFSO.EOF
%>
    <p><%= rsFSO("Name").Value %> | <%= rsFSO("Type").Value %></p>
<%
  'and let's move to the next record
     rsFso.MoveNext()
   Wend
  
  'finally, close out the recordset
  rsFSO.close()
  Set rsFSO = Nothing
%>