My.Computer.FileSystem Property 

Gets an object that provides properties and methods for working with drives, files, and directories.

' Usage
Dim value As Microsoft.VisualBasic.MyServices.FileSystemProxy = My.Computer.FileSystem
' Declaration
Public ReadOnly Property FileSystem As FileSystemProxy

Return Value

This property returns the My.Computer.FileSystem Object for the computer.

Remarks

This property provides easy access to the My.Computer.FileSystem Object.

Example

This example checks to determine whether the folderC:\backup\logsexists and checks its properties.

Dim logInfo As System.IO.DirectoryInfo
If My.Computer.FileSystem.DirectoryExists("C:\backup\logs") Then
    logInfo = My.Computer.FileSystem.GetDirectoryInfo _
    ("C:\backup\logs")
End If

Requirements

Namespace: Microsoft.VisualBasic.Devices

Class: Computer, ServerComputer

Assembly: Visual Basic Runtime Library (in Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll)

Availability by Project Type

Permissions

No permissions are required.

See Also

Reference

My.Computer Object
My.Computer.FileSystem Object

Other Resources

Reading from Files in Visual Basic
Writing to Files in Visual Basic
Creating, Deleting, and Moving Files and Directories in Visual Basic
File, Directory, and Drive Properties in Visual Basic