myActiveXObject = new ActiveXObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject");

You create a folder object by using the ActiveX's GetFolder() method:

myFolder = myActiveXObject.GetFolder("c:\\temp");

Here are the Folder object's properties:

Property	Description
Attributes	Refers to the folder attributes
DateCreated	Returns the folder's creation date
DateLastAccessed	Returns the folder's last-accessed date
DateLastModified	Returns the folder's last-modified date
Drive	Returns the folder's letter drive
Files	Returns the folder's files collection, containing all the file objects in the folder
IsRootFolder	Returns true if the folder is the root folder, false otherwise
Name	Returns the folder name
ParentFolder	Returns the folder's parent folder name
Path	Returns the folder's long path
ShortName	Returns the folder's short name
ShortPath	Returns the folder's short path
Size	Returns the folder size
SubFolder	Returns a folders collection of all folders contained in the folder
Type	Returns the folder type

Here are the Folder object's methods:

Method	Description
Copy()	Copies the folder from its parent folder or the root to another folder or the root
Delete()	Removes the folder
Move()	Moves the folder from its parent folder or the root to another folder or the root

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