FileSystem Class
Assembly: Microsoft.VisualBasic (in microsoft.visualbasic.dll)
For more detailed information, see the Visual Basic topic My.Computer.FileSystem Object.
The following table lists examples of tasks involving the My.Computer.FileSystem object.
| To | See |
|---|---|
| Read from a text file | |
| Read from a delimited text file | How to: Read From Comma-Delimited Text Files in Visual Basic |
| Read from a fixed-width text file | |
| Read from a text file with multiple formats | How to: Read From Text Files with Multiple Formats in Visual Basic |
| Read from a binary file | |
| Read from text files in the MyDocuments directory | How to: Read from Existing Text Files in My Documents (Visual Basic) |
| Read from a text file with a StreamReader | How to: Read Text from Files with a StreamReader (Visual Basic) |
| Write to a text file | |
| Append to a text file | |
| Write to a binary file | |
| Write to text files in the MyDocuments directory | How to: Write Text to Files in the My Documents Directory in Visual Basic |
| Write to a text file with a StreamWriter | How to: Write Text to Files with a StreamWriter in Visual Basic |
| Copy files with a specific pattern | How to: Copy Files with a Specific Pattern to a Directory in Visual Basic |
| Copy a file to the same directory | How to: Create a Copy of a File in the Same Directory in Visual Basic |
| Copy a file to a different directory | How to: Create a Copy of a File in a Different Directory in Visual Basic |
| Create a file | |
| Delete a file | |
| Delete all the files in a directory | |
| Find files with a specific pattern | |
| Move a file | |
| Move a collection of files | |
| Rename a file | |
| Rename a directory | |
| Copy a directory to another directory | How to: Copy a Directory to Another Directory in Visual Basic |
| Create a directory | |
| Delete a directory | |
| Find subdirectories with a specific pattern | How to: Find Subdirectories with a Specific Pattern in Visual Basic |
| Get the collection of files in a directory | How to: Get the Collection of Files in a Directory in Visual Basic |
| Determine how many files are in a directory | How to: Determine How Many Files Are in a Directory in Visual Basic |
| Move a directory | |
| Move the contents of a directory | |
| Read from the MyDocuments directory | How to: Retrieve the Contents of the My Documents Directory in Visual Basic |
| Parse a file path |
Windows 98, Windows Server 2000 SP4, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition
The Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 is supported on Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows XP SP2, and Windows Server 2003 SP1.